Lesson Evaluation Template

You could print out this checklist to help you reflect after you have used the lesson technique with a class of your own.

 

1. Introduction: Did you arouse student interest in the topic?
Were the objectives clear to the group? Did the class settle down to work?
2. Content: Was it adequate for time available? Was it well sequenced?
3. Interest: Did you maintain and promote student interest in the topic?
Did you use a variety of examples and activities to keep students' attention?
4. Questioning: Did you use different sorts of questions to help students progress?
Did you promote two-way communication between yourself and your students?
5. Student notes: Did you develop a clear whiteboard summary?
Did it draw on student contributions? Did it help students to make their own notes?
6. Teaching aids: Did you use appropriate audio-visual aids to illustrate and emphasise key points?
7. Group contact: Did you, as group leader, have appropriate control over the activities and progress of the class?
8. Pace of progress: Did the pace suit the "average" member of the class?
Did you need to adjust the level or amount of the content material for this lesson?
9. Consolidation: Did you stress the main points in the final stages of the class? Did activities enable students to receive feedback on their learning in this class?
10. Learning outcomes: Did the students achieve the objectives for this session?
Are you aware of any who will need more help, or others who may need some more challenging materials?