observation

観察、監視

様子を知ったり何が起きるか確かめたりするために、注意深く見ること。

やさしい英語で： Watching something carefully to learn about it or check what happens.

• The patient is under observation.
• Careful observation helped her understand the birds.
• We learned about their behaviour through direct observation.

使い方： under observation (Doctors kept him under observation overnight.)

類義語： watching, monitoring

よく使う表現： close observation, under observation, direct observation

観察結果、気づき

見たり聞いたり、ほかの感覚を使ったりして気づいたこと。

やさしい英語で： Something you notice by looking, listening, or using your other senses.

• Write your observations in a notebook.
• She made an interesting observation about the birds.
• Do these observations support your idea?

使い方： an observation about something (He made an observation about the colour of the leaves.)

類義語： finding

よく使う表現： make an observation, record an observation, scientific observation

観察評価

人が仕事をする様子を見て、その仕事ぶりを評価すること。

やさしい英語で： An assessment of someone’s work made by watching them do it.

• My lesson observation is on Friday.
• The teacher received helpful feedback after her observation.
• A classroom observation can show how pupils learn.

類義語： assessment

よく使う表現： lesson observation, classroom observation, formal observation