Child Observation Reflection This was a laboratory study in the sense that you wouldn’t normally find a child in a college classroom. A laboratory study means that it is a “research investigation conducted in a controlled setting explicitly designed to hold events constant” (Feldman 1.3). At the same time it was a naturalistic observation because some “naturally occurring behavior is observed without intervention in the situation” (Feldman 1.3). Mrs. Cipriano would intervene by playing with
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT OBSERVATION OF PETER PAN-AGE 3 Jacqueline L. Montgomery 4/23/08 Table of Contents 1. Permission slip 3 2. Developmental Checklist 4-5 3. Journal Entry #1 6-8 4. Report on Journal Entry #1 8-9 5. Journal Entry #2 10-13 6. Report on Journal Entry #2 13-14 7. Evaluation Report 15-18 8. Results/Summary 19-20 9. Suggestions for further development 21 10. Drawings 22 Permission
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KNPE-245 CHILD OBSERVATION PAPER The aim of this paper is to describe a 60 minute child observation with regards to the affective‚ cognitive and psychomotor domain. BACKGROUND OF THE CHILD The child chosen for this observation paper is a Mexican boy named Julian (age 7 to 8). He was in the park with his whole family: parents (in their late 20’s)‚ older brother Renato (10) and younger sister Sylvia (3). I thought he was the perfect candidate because I could observe the interaction between
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Observation 1 Checklist method “TC” – Target child Child observation details Date of observation: 28th December 2011 Time observation started: 19:30 pm Time observation finished: 20:00 pm Number of children present: 1 Number of adults present: 2 Permission obtained from: child’s grandmother Description of setting: home setting Immediate context: The observation took place in the kitchen. “TC” was watching television when I entered the room. Brief description of
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Naturalistic Observation It was 3 o’clock in the afternoon. I was observing the children playing in the a small playground in the southern campus. The unexpected sunshine makes everything beatiful today. There are lots of equipments here for children to entertain‚ such as swing‚ slide‚ see saw‚ spring rider‚ which remind me my childhood‚ too. Since today is Thursday‚ the number of children is less than usual. However‚ at least I had some children to observe. I focused on the twins‚ Steve and Bela
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Focus Child: Gabrielle Anjelo J. Tablan a.k.a. Gab Age: 4 years old. Date: August 16‚ 2014 Time: 11:45 am - 12:45 nn (1 hour) Setting: at their housePurpose of Observation: to know his milestones in hand and fine motor skills Role of Observer: Participant Observer Significant Events during Observation When I went to their place‚ Gab just woke up that time. He went to their living room and then looked for bread. He found a bun and condensed milk as spread. He cannot slice the bun in order for
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Observing a child in the classroom setting does not stop at behavior. Observations must be made of the child’s thinking processes as well. These observations will allow the teacher to see if the child has misconceptions about certain aspects of life‚ if he or she relies heavily on concrete objects or experiences to understand ideas and learn‚ etc. The thinking process of a child can also clue teachers in on whether or not the child is learning from and making sense of their environment. There are
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Child Observation I recently observed a "child" involved in two different types of activities‚ at different times of the day. The first activity was "Teacher-Initiated"‚ and the second "Child-Initiated". The purpose of this observation is to compare and contrast the child’s development and behavior between the two different contexts. Through observation I found that although both activities were rich in challenge and learning opportunity‚ the child’s behavior is different‚ but demonstrates
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For this assignment‚ I observed my six year old niece‚ Faustine Bui who was born on August 16‚ 2007‚ at the park where I was babysitting her with her mom for approximately thirty minutes. The park I observed her at is packed with children and dogs are allowed. There is a large play area with jungle-jims and slide and it includes a sandy area which has a variety of playing equipment as well. I first observed Faustine’s biosocial development such as physical growth‚ gross motor and fine motor skills
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Time Sample Observation Form Observer’s Name: Child’s Name: Context (what is happening during observation): FREE PLAY-OUTSIDE TIME Number of Children in room at time of observation: 14 Teacher to Child Ratio during observation: 1 TO 12- 2 TEACHERS Child Behavior Identified for Observation: _____________________________________________________________________________________ Start Time|End Time|Area Child Is In|What Child is doing|Describe Incident/eventComments| 10:00
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