INTRODUCTION Observation is like acting or directing or writing or any other complex skill-set. It takes practice. We all observe things all the time. We notice or perceive things that might be in our path—metaphorically and literally. We see things we want (or don’t want) and take action to secure them (or push them away). When we talk about observation as an assessment tool‚ we sometimes refer to it as “formal observation” or “field observation” or “qualitative observation.” In those instances
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Mcclinton 03/25/2013 Child development 101 Child Observation Observing age 1-2 The child I observed was male and approximately one and a half years old. This was a natural observation; the place was at my home in the bedroom of my apt. I was the only person in the room. To my knowledge and what I have observed was Martrell. The time of observation was at 2:00 until 3:00pm. Martrell was playing with his toys by himself when the observation began. A few minutes later Martrell went to a shelf
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Ethics of Observation Uses of Observation within a work environment: • Identifies stages of development • Identifies level of ability • Use observations to plan activities • Monitors changes in behaviour • Use to report suspected abuse/neglect • Psychological evidence Why is observation important? By observing children within a work environment‚ we are able to learn their interests and dislikes. As teachers‚ it’s important for us to know the children we work with as deeply as we can
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conversing with one another. We also have noticed how single men and women interact with each other differ from when talking to the same gender; but what do they talk about? What is their motive in starting a conversation? Specifically‚ I’ve done an observation between men and women conversing with one another in Starbucks‚ at Marysville‚ and a bar called Round Corner Tavern in Sacramento. The outcome of it was women showed more emotion when talking to their girlfriends‚ men acted with no manners when
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From my two observations‚ I found Mike to behave comfortable among his peers. During a writing assignment that asked students to write about their weekend‚ several students depending on their IEP‚ were allowed to complete it in different formats. For example‚ some students were able to draw and colored‚ write one sentence or a paragraph‚ and cut and paste sentence strips. For this assignment‚ I observed Mike write more then one sentence and draw a picture. I also observed that Mike was frustrated
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Observation Reflection Paper Tyler Smith Intro to Teaching 4/26/07 Tyler Smith I My passage to becoming a teacher started this spring semester when I started to take the class‚ Introduction to Teaching with Mrs. Eastman. Before taking the class‚ I was not sure if! really wanted to enter the teaching profession. I was inquisitive about the opportunities that I could pursue with the profession‚ but decided to take the class with the best intentions to succeed and get my foot in
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CLASS OBSERVATION CLASS ROOM ARRANGEMENT & LEARNING PROCESS: The classroom is neat and tide. It is fully air-conditioned and screened the windows to shade from the sunlight. The air-conditioned room make the students feel dearly to the surrounding. It is a projective class in which lecturer teach the class with the projector and PowerPoint presentation. The lecturer is given a mic to handle the class. It is good in transmitting the sound. The class atmosphere is good to enhance their learning. The
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I began my Sociological Observation Paper at the town’s local baseball field. It was about 8:30 p.m. when the game began‚ and it was about this time when I noticed the connections between the baseball players and the weary watchers. The event can be called a sort of an aggregate‚ a term used to describe a group of people found at a certain place at a certain time which I became acquainted with on the 25th of June towards the end of the class lecture. While there‚ I was a bit absent-minded‚ seeing
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Lesson Observation 1 Teacher’s name: Slusari Alexandra Observer’s name: Cebotari Tatiana Topic: Artisanship Date: 10 of April Number of students: 10 Class: VII “B” The lesson I have observed was on the topic “Artisanship”. At the beginning of the lesson the teacher put a clear set of aims to the pupils. She had a lesson plan which helped her to organize the lesson better. She used a lot of additional material. First of all at the beginning she involved pupils into the lesson by asking pupils
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Observation 1: When I conduct observations‚ I notice that the angry young woman makes efforts to restrain her anger and does not shout at the man. If she were at home‚ she would not have been so restrained. The restaurant is a public space and interactions in restaurants are conditioned by manners and customs (Yan‚ 2005). When dining out‚ people need to act in accord with the environment. It is absolutely impolite to shout in public places. However‚ the restaurant is a casual rather than formal
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