NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION Naturalistic Observation St. Paul’s School of Nursing It’s Saturday afternoon and I am sitting here in a very crowded food court at the Staten Island mall. I will be observing a young boy about the age of 3 and I will name him Chris. Chris is sitting with his mom and with them is another little boy who seems about the same age as Chris
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prospective educator‚ it is important for me to understand the cognitive development theory and how it applies to individuals. Cognitive development is basically how the thought process begins. It is the way that people learn and how mental processes become elaborate and develop. These processes include remembering things‚ making decisions‚ and also solving problems. In order for a teacher to be effective‚ one must understand how children develop mentally so that each student can be accommodated in
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SETTING The date of my observation was April 27th‚ 2010. It was about 9:30 in the morning when I began my study. I went to Grossmont College’s Child Development Center. The first thing I began looking for was if the child-teacher ratio was correct. The child ratio was 2 teachers to about every 8 children. The ratio was good. As I entered there was one large room that almost looked as if it could be two rooms they way it was set up. One half consisted of a large bookshelf with numerous
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Classroom Observation Paper Keri D Marceaux RDG/410 February 13‚ 2012 Julie Smith Classroom Observation Paper I had the privilege of interviewing and observing the third grade teacher and Forked Island E. Broussard in Vermillion parish. Mrs. Helen Conner is a reading and language arts teacher and has been for the last 20 years. Before this‚ she was a registered nurse for the Vermilion Parish School Board. She is an exceptional teacher and I have had the privilege of her having taught
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Kindergarten Math Observations Mrs. Miller‚ Antelope Elementary‚ Kindergarten Observed: Wednesday (9:00am-10:30am) 3/27/13 Classroom rotation- children went from one room to the next for separate subjects‚ also each group of kids had been evaluated and put into advanced‚ moderate‚ and standard levels. This was also known as 3rd level‚ 2nd level‚ and 1st level kids. Advanced Group- 3rd level kids Classroom was set up into three separate group tables. Kids would move from work table to work
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I did my observation at Horace Mann Elementary school 3nd grade classroom. When I entered the classroom‚ I felt very welcomed‚ Mrs.burns had all the students welcome me. It was a very colorful classroom covered with the children’s art work. The children seemed to feel very comfortable around each other; they all appeared to be communicating well. The goals of the children in the class room are to actively participate and understand the information taught. As I observed part of her math class‚ they
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Charactural A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini is seen through the eyes of two young female protagonists‚ who have a strong and well-developed character. In the novel‚ the author shows their hardship‚ their lives in a hopeless society‚ Afghanistan‚ and how throughout their life they face cruelty and vulnerability. The author portrays the experiences of the two Afghan women‚ Mariam and Laila‚ who live in a society where women are mistreated. Mariam’s character is described as a quiet
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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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I believe "Piaget ’s theory of cognitive development" best explains the cognitive development both in infancy and early childhood. His theory is explained by a theory of cognitive organization called schemes. Schemes are the "actions or mental representations that organize knowledge" (Santrock‚ 2008‚ p. 94). According to his theory‚ schemes change with age; in other words‚ they are action-based (motor patterns) at first and then gradually change to a mental (thinking) level. There are several key
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Theory Paper on Cognitive Dissonance Theory “Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief‚ the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable‚ called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief‚ they will rationalize‚ ignore and even deny anything that doesn ’t fit in with the core belief.” ― Frantz Fanon‚ Black Skin‚ White
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