The Teachers Service Commission, TSC, has released a new TPAD 2 lesson observation form. The form is used during the actual lesson observation process in class by the appraiser.
Scores and comments entered in the new lesson observation form are then uploaded to the appraisee’s TPAD 2 form online. This manually filled lesson observation form can then be uploaded as one of the many documents to be attached as evidence for the teaching standards.
See also;
- TSC TPAD 2 portal- 2021 and all guides; http://tpad2.tsc.go.ke/
- How to undertake Lesson Observation in the TPAD 2 Online System
- How to create a lesson observation request on TPAD 2; Lesson observation form
THE NEW TPAD 2 LESSON OBSERVATION FORM
Below is the new TPAD 2 lesson observation form. You can also click on this tpad 2 lesson observation form link to download a pdf copy of the the form.
| TEACHERS SERVICE COMMISSION | |||
| LESSON OBSERVATION FORM | |||
| TEACHERS’S | SUBJECT | ||
| FULL NAME | |||
| TSC NUMBER | TOPIC | ||
| ID NUMBER | LESSON TOPIC | ||
| CLASS | NO. OF LEARNERS | ||
| OBSREVER’S | OBSERVER’S I.D NO. | ||
| NAME | |||
| INTRODUCTION AND LESSON ORGANISATION | |||
| PERFORMANCE INDICATORS | MAX | OBSERVER’S | OBSERVER’S COMMENTS |
| SCORE | SCORE | ||
| (MAX IS 1) | |||
| Review of the previous lesson/content related to | 1 | ||
| the current lesson | |||
| State the objective of the current lesson | 1 | ||
| Link the previous lesson to the current lesson | 1 | ||
| Quality of introduction: captivating/capture | 1 | ||
| learners interest | |||
| CONTENT DELIVERY | |||
| PERFORMANCE INDICATORS | MAX SCORE | OBSERVER’S | OBSERVER’S COMMENTS |
| SCORE | |||
| (MAX IS 1) | |||
| summarized the lesson by highlighting the key | 1 | ||
| points | |||
| Teaching with lesson notes and lesson plan | 1 | ||
| Mastery of content in line with the syllabus | 1 | ||
| Answering of students questions accurately | 1 | ||
| Covering the lesson within the stipulated time | 1 | ||
| (Started on time and ended on time) . | |||
| TEACHING METHODS/TECHNIQUES | |||
| PERFORMANCE INDICATORS | MAX SCORE | OBSERVER’S | OBSERVER’S COMMENTS |
| SCORE | |||
| (MAX IS 1) | |||
| Use of appropriate teaching methods (Question | 1 | ||
| and answer, Demonstration, experimentation, | |||
| Discussion/Group work, Field work) | |||
| Use of appropriate teaching/learning aids | 1 | ||
| Use of varied teaching methods | 1 | ||
| Demonstrate innovation and creativity in teaching | 1 | ||
| Ability to simulate learners | 1 | ||
| LEARNER INVOLVEMENT AND COMMUNICATION | |||
| PERFORMANCE INDICATORS | MAX SCORE | OBSERVER’S | OBSERVER’S COMMENTS |
| SCORE | |||
| (MAX IS 1) | |||
| Answering and asking question | 1 | ||
| Observation | 1 | ||
| discussion and presentation | 1 | ||
| Experimentation / Demonstration / Discussion / | 1 | ||
| Discovery / Question and answer | |||
| Field work/presentation | 1 | ||
| Discovery/presentation | 1 | ||
| CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT | |||
| PERFORMANCE INDICATORS | MAX SCORE | OBSERVER’S | OBSERVER’S |
| SCORE | COMMENTS | ||
| (MAX IS 1) | |||
| Cleanliness of the classroom | 1 | ||
| Arrangement of desks to enable a teacher to reach | 1 | ||
| an individual student | |||
| Moving in class to observe students work | 1 | ||
| 1 | |||
| Marking/checking students in class | |||
| 1 | |||
| No chorus answers/knowing learners by name | |||
| OBSERVER’S SUMMARY REPORT…….………………………………………………………………………………….. | |||
| OBSERVER’S RECOMMENDATION………………………………………………………………………………………. |
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