Volume : III, Issue : V, May - 2013

Seeing is Believing: Use of Peer Observation for Professional Development

Dr. B. Samrajya Lakshmi

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A college–level teacher of English who was committed to improving her classroom practice set about the task of reflecting on herself and her teaching through peer observation. She found herself gaining a deeper understanding of several classroom issues, and developed, because of the understanding, alternative conceptions of teaching and alternative instructional practices. This led her to try out the alternative ideas in her classrooms and she found the experience empowering and transformative in her personal growth and professional development. Observing this transformative process over a period of a year and a half from the records the teacher have maintained with remarkable perseverance and from the discussions she has had with her, this researcher has drawn some conclusions which have significant implications for ESL teacher learning.  

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Dr. B. Samrajya Lakshmi Seeing is Believing: Use of Peer Observation for Professional Development Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.V May 2013

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