Is Learning Always Observable?

In my opinion I feel learning is always observable in a classroom setting. For the most part a vigilant teacher can see if a child is absorbing and understanding the specific subject matter being taught.

Learning can be observable if the children are engaged through classroom participation. For example, to demonstrate if the children know how to multiply the teacher can ask ,"What is 5 x 4?" If the class as a whole responds ,"20." Than you know that learning has taken place.

Also, learning can be observable when children demonstrate an enthusiastic approach to complete a task. For example in a grade 4 class I was volunteering in the teacher asked the students to collaborate their responses to answer specific chapter questions from the novel "The Breadwinner" written by Deborah Ellis. Also, the teacher further engaged her students as a whole by asking students vocabulary words from a specific chapter. This resulted in the children showing a keen interest to put their hands up and give a definition of a vocabulary word.

Learning can be observable when children demonstrate a successfully completed task. In a grade 3 class I volunteered in the children made gifts for their moms for mother's day. The classroom teacher carefully showed how to construct the mother's day gift. All the children followed and successfully completed the task.

A good teacher is responsible for children learning in the classroom. According to our textbook "Classroom Management" a teacher is effective if they are enthusiastic and have a sense of humour (Page 30). Through reading my blog one can see that learning is observable.