Video based classroom observation systems for examining the use and role of textbooks and teaching materials in learning

This paper will report on research using video based classroom observation systems to explore the use and role of teaching and learning resources in student learning. At the IARTEM conference in Bratislava (2003) Horsley and Walker presented a theoretical typology of the role of teaching and learning materials and textbooks in supporting learning. This typology has been used to evaluate video based classroom observation systems for observing the role of texts in learning, and as the basis for emerging research on video based classroom observation studies on the use of teaching and learning materials in teaching and learning. The paper will report on the methodological considerations of video based classroom observation and on the data generated by this approach.