Introduction & Child Description Ava was born to Kim C. and Rob M. in August 2006. At the time‚ Kim had a 10 year old daughter‚ Sofia (an old friend of mine)‚ and a 13 year old son‚ Danny from a previous marriage. Rob had no other children and had never been married. Kim and Rob married about a year after Ava was born‚ and divorced about a year later. Since a very young age‚ Ava has spent her time moving between her parents’ and grandparents’ houses‚ like many children of divorced parents. Kim
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Intro to Psychology Mr. Bishop 6 November 2012 Intro to Psychology Observation Paper There are three principles of learning; classical conditioning‚ operant conditioning‚ and cognitive learning. Each of these are presented in many examples of our daily lives. Classical conditioning is a phenomenon in which two stimuli are associated‚ creating a reflex response. There are three examples of classical conditioning. My first example is my boyfriend‚ he wears a certain type of cologne that
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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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Child Observation Background The child that I chose to observe was a nine year old boy that I will refer to as Dan. Dan is a highly gifted child who‚ unfortunately‚ suffers from cerebral palsy‚ as well as panic attacks. His parents are divorced and he lives with his mother‚ who has remarried. His father who also has remarried‚ does have contact with him‚ though the relationship is somewhat strained. He comes from an upper middle class background‚ and has no brothers or sisters. I observed Dan
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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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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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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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edited by R. Haskins and D. Addams. Norwood‚ NJ: ABLEX Publishing Co.‚ 1983. Comer‚ J. P. "Is ‘Parenting ’ Essential to Good Teaching?" NEA Today 6(1988): 34-40. . "Parent Participation in the Schools." Phi Delta Kappan 67(1986): 442-446. ‚ et al. Yale Child Study Center School Development Program: Developmental History and Long Term Effects. New Haven‚ CT: Yale University‚ Sept. 1986. (ED 283 910). Epstein‚ J. L. "Home and School Connections in Schools of the Future: Implications of Research on Parent
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Child Observation Observation Assignment Description of children: All the children at Gerber Preschool are between the ages of 3 and 4 years old and mainly consist of lower to lower middle class Hispanic and Caucasian families. Mya is a small statured 3 year old Hispanic Caucasian female‚ with light olive-toned skin‚ long brown hair‚ and large brown eyes. Toby is an average statured 4 year old Caucasian male‚ fair-skinned‚ blue-eyed‚ short brown hair. Toby and Mya both seem to be in good
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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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