Teaching and Learning Strategies in Double Indicator Titration: An appraisal of Chemistry Teachers

Table 5.

Result on Classroom ObservationalChecklist for Lesson 3

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

Source: field data