Teaching and Learning Strategies in Double Indicator Titration: An appraisal of Chemistry Teachers
Table 3.
Result on Classroom ObservationalChecklist for Lesson 1
| Category | TALLY | | YES | NO | REMARKS | | Lesson Introduction 1. Teacher asks students to explain what is an acid – base titration | | √ | | | 2. Teacher asks students to provide the names of the two most common indicators used in the laboratory | √ | | | | 3. Teacher raises questions about the colour change at the end of titration between HCl & NaOH using methyl orange indicator | | √ | | | 4. Teacher raises questions about the colour change at the end of titration between HCl & NaOH using phenolphthalein indicator | | √ | | | 5. Teacher observes and listens to students as they express their understanding of acid – base titration | √ | | | | 6. Teacher group students together to form five students in a group | √ | | | | 7. Teacher insists that students take his suggestions during chemistry lessons | | √ | | | 8. Teacher supplies each group the materials needed for the task | √ | | | | 9. Teacher writes the instructions clearly on the board for students | | √ | | | Lesson Development | | | | | 10. Teacher moves from group to group | √ | | | | 11. Teacher asks students to explain what they are doing | | √ | | | 12. Teacher makes sure that every student in a group participate fully in the task | | √ | | | 13. Teacher moves from group to group the second time to ensure that every equipment has been fixed in its right position? | | √ | | | 14. Teacher asks leading questions for students to identify the colour change after each titration | √ | | | | Lesson Application | | | | | 15. Teacher asks for the average volume obtained by methyl orange group (V0) and that obtained by the phenolphthalein group (V1) | √ | | | | 16. Students discusses the average volumes obtained by the two main groups, V0 and V1 | | √ | | | 17. Students make 1 minute presentation of why V0 = V1 | | √ | | | 18. Teacher asks questions to summarize the lesson | | √ | | | 19. The evaluation questions posed by the teacher cover all the performance?based objectives | | √ | | | 20. Teacher gives take- home assignment | √ | | | Source: field data
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