RESUMEN
Este artículo discute el papel de las observaciones en el aula para informar los debates sobre la calidad de la enseñanza y el aprendizaje en la educación secundaria. Específicamente, el documento propone una metodología para la observación del aula en contexto (CoC) para abordar varias de las limitaciones epistemológicas de los principales modelos de observación tradicional (tipo input-output) en relación con la profesionalización docente. Observar en contexto implica trabajar con una estrategia de observación no estructurada para identificar patrones en eventos de clase y la posterior apertura de espacios para generar diálogos colaborativos (entre observadores y entre observadores y observados) para reflexionar sobre los posibles mecanismos detrás de estos patrones. Los resultados de un estudio exploratorio de CoC en el norte de Colombia indican el potencial de dicha estrategia para informar debates de políticas educativas que trasciendan el aula de clase.
PALABRAS CLAVE:
observación de clase en contexto; metodología; educación secundaria; Colombia
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Notes: Categories preceded by a denial (not) describe situations in which there was an event to which the teacher did not react. For example, not-disciplining describes an event in which students were misbehaving, and the teacher did nothing about it. Source: Research database. Elaboration of the authors.
Note: Categories preceded by a denial (not), describe situations in which there was an ongoing issue and yet the student did not react. For example, not active participation means that there was a class event in which teachers asked a question to the class that students did not answer. There is also a distinction between classroom events reflecting bad behaviour and disrespect to the teacher. In the coding frame, the former accounts for episodes in which students were exhibiting aggressive behaviour towards their peers. The category of good behaviour captures moments in which the observer expressed that “students are well-behaved”. Source: Research database. Elaboration of the authors.