The Effect of One Teach One Observe Model on Effective Teaching Skills of Classroom Teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate effectiveness of one teach one observe model, one of co-teaching approaches, on planning of teaching, implementation and evaluation skills of inclusive classroom teachers. Three teachers who are experienced at least for five years, work in primary schools in Ankara, Turkey participated in the study conducted using Between-Subjects Multiple Surveys Design, one of the single-subject experimental designs. The data were recorded by determining the number of effective teaching behaviors of subjects and marking related scoring part on the Checklist for Effective Teaching Skills, analyzed visually and shown as graphics. It’s been indicated that One teach one observe model’s effective in improving effective teaching skills of inclusive classroom teachers, and the subjects maintain post-teaching learning outcomes related to planning of the teaching, implementation, and evaluation for the Turkish class 3 weeks and 10 days after the study was completed. It’s been observed that the co-teaching approach contributes to inclusive classroom teachers for making educational regulations, preparing lesson plans using different methods and techniques.

Keywords

• Co-Teaching
• Effective Teaching Skills
• Inclusive
• One Teach One Observe Model
• Primary Schools