Classroom observation is an integral part of teacher preparation. The observer must enter the classroom with a frame-of-reference: knowledge of the teacher's goals and objectives, awareness of the climate of the classroom, and knowledge of the discipline. Observation forms to objectively record classroom interaction, assess the learning climate, and to profile the teacher's role in the process can be used along with analysis of the student's academic performance to indicate the teacher's success in attaining goals and objectives. (A model for classroom observation which incorporates these and additional specific observational techniques is provided.) (JMF)