On November 6th‚ I observed a four year-old boy at the UCI Early Childhood Education Center. My observation starts at 4:10pm‚ and it lasts for thirty minutes. At the time I did the observation‚ all of the children woke up from the nap time and started to play outside of the classroom. The playground is at least seventy-five square feet‚ and it has many play stations for children. Three classrooms share the same outside playground‚ and the age groups of those children are from three years old to five
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area with my class for the first time two weeks ago and again two times last week. These three times I observed the area very closely at various times of the day‚ these observations informed me of the true purpose of the park and has given rise to more questions about the park. This essay contains the full observation and analysis of the park and its surroundings. Woodruff
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O“Observation” By Henry David Thoreau “Observation‚” by Henry David Thoreau‚ is a passage that presents the idea that there is no such thing as pure objective observation‚ only subjective observation. Written during the Age of Enlightment‚ philosophes Thoreau stated that observations do not need to be true and accomplish an overall purpose because observations come from the individual and what he or she believes in. Thoreau was able to illustrate this idea in this text through examples like “though
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Observations What are observations? Finding out what children can do & recording it Evidence of child behaviour & development Factual descriptions of child’s actions & language Observations help us to plan ‘next steps’ for children Why do we observe? To inform our planning To review the effectiveness of areas of provision & use of resources To identify learning opportunities and plan relevant & motivating experiences To reflect on our own practise To protect children To develop
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The scientific method requires observations of nature to formulate and test hypotheses.[1] It consists of these steps:[2][3] Asking a question about a natural phenomenon Making observations of the phenomenon Hypothesizing an explanation for the phenomenon Predicting a logical consequence of the hypothesis Testing the hypothesis by an experiment‚ an observational study‚ or a field study Creating a conclusion with data gathered in the experiment‚ or forming a revised/new hypothesis and repeating
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twenty first generation Americans face. Understanding all the different aspects of these experiences goes beyond the scope of this paper‚ but some critical analysis can still be applied through an examination of the experiences both Asian American and African Americans had in the beginning interactions with whites. This method of observation and analysis is chosen due to the unique nature of intercultural interactions and how they relate to the political‚ economic‚ and social environments at the time‚
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Observation of "Raphael’s School of Athens" After observing The School of Athens I was able to notice things I had never noticed before. The more I observed‚ the more intrigued I became. I was able to see many details that make this work a masterpiece. I saw interactions between the people. I also observed the elements that unify the painting‚ such as balance. When looking at The School of Athens I can see many interactions taking place. There are 50 people in this painting. The people seem to
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the word “unlearning” is not meaning as it shows‚ it means people should think about themselves‚ to understand who they are and what they good at and poor at. Therefore‚ people can improve themselves better than they were. In the article‚ “Project Classroom Makeover”‚ Cathy Davidson points out that as a faculty chairs at Duke University‚ she lets the Duke students try a new way of study the knowledge which using IPod replace the textbook. So this is a kind of unlearning‚ which to broke an old rule—using
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Collaboration in the classroom is vital to the educational progress of students. It is a means of comparing new insights and finding the best fit route to ensure success in the classroom for each individual learner. Collaboration fosters the overall organization‚ effectiveness and efficiency of learning and development of student’s knowledge. Throughout the duration of my observation in applied learning‚ I have witnessed collaboration working as a progressive movement for classroom success. The teacher
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Tamieka Vick Teacher Interview on Lesson Planning and Observation on Lesson Implementation MTE/518 April 22‚ 2013 Raquel Pesce It was obvious that Ms. Brown had created a plan for this lesson by observing the progression of the skills that were being taught and that they were presented in a logical order that aided student comprehension. Both the students and the teacher were familiar with the skills and the delivery. She also posts lesson plans online. Objectives and expectations
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