Q: From the case, identify the problems which occured in Miss Lim's classroom and explain why they took place. Cite evidence from the case to support your answer (6 marks)
A: i ) Not a single student turns up for her lesson within the first 10 mins of the lesson.(ref : "Miss Lim decided to walk to the next block when there was still no sign of the class".)
ii) No fix seating arrangement in the special rooms even though the lesson was conducted thrice in the special room. (ref : "There is segregation between boys and girls as they were allowed free seating in the class".)
iii) Environment was not conducive for learning. (ref : "the boys formed their own cluster by moving the desk, the girls shifted to the end of the room and kept the back door open because they felt the temperature in the room was too cold for them to bear.)
iv) Students do not feel motivated and have no idea what to expect for that day lesson. (ref : "Introduction of the lesson was skipped as Miss Lim was anxoius due to the loss of time".)
v) Teacher centred learning. (ref : "Miss Lim became too engrossed with the computer and bent over to maneuver the mouse for about 30 mintures".)
vi) No eye contact with the students and weak projection of Miss Lim voice. (ref : "Most of her students could not hear her as her voice was soft and as she kept looking down most of the time at computer, her voice was not projected to the back of the class. The computer station blocked Miss Lim completely and students can't see her, on top of that, she was not aware of what was happening to her students since her attention was on the computer. Lastly, she did not face the class while speaking".)
vii) Poor classroom management. (ref : David grew more boisterous with time and not listening. Paul wriggling ferverishly on his chair, fell off it much to the amusement of his classmates. Miss Lim, distracted by their missbehavious, turned and gave them a look.)
viii) Students are not encouraged to be engaged in the lesson. (ref : The pupils were then asked to discuss, in their groups, the class seemed disinterested and the volume of noise began to increase perceptibly.)