Dr. Judith M. Newman

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Critical Incidents

What did I observe?

What inferences can I make based on those observations?

Under what conditions would...
or
How might I alter the situation to see if...

What do I now understand about learning/this learner/this situation?


Experience / Observation What happened? What did I observe?
Analysis What issues/tensions am I dealing with?
What assumptions does this observation reveal?
Hypothesis / Testing What if...?
Supposing that...?
What should I now try?
So What? What do I now understand?
What is that useful or important?
How does this help me think about my teaching differently?

What did I observe?

What inferences can I make?
What assumptions does this observation reveal?

What should I now try? How did the learners respond?