The fifth edition ofObservation Skills for Effective Teachingfocuses on one of the principal means by which you can become an effective and professional teacher-by observing others and incorporating the best of what you see and hear into you own practice. You will learn to observe in the following eight areas: learning climate, classroom management, lesson clarity, instructional variety, task orientation, student engagement, student success, and higher thought processes. These eight areas have been found by researchers to be related to desirable cognitive, social and emotional outcomes in learners.