Context The purpose of this assignment is to compare and contrast two observations in different contexts. The children in both contexts where aged 4-5. I chose children of the same age so that age would not affect the results. According to Jean Piaget children of this age children are in the Preoperational Stage (RAD‚ 2012) I did not see any evidence to suggest that this was not the case. However I don’t think that all children reach the same stage of development at the same time‚ each case must
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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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OBSERVATION 1 OBSERVATION PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT Date: 17th December 2012 Age of Child: 2 years Gender: Female Time observation started:13.00 Time observation finished: 14.00 Number of adults present: 2 Number of children: 2 AIMS:- Gross motor skills * To see if TC can push and pull large wheeled toys by playing with her Barbie car * To see if TC can kick a large ball that is not moving by kicking a blow-up football with her in the garden
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Methods/Procedures To test the original hypothesis‚ six observations were taken at many different times during the day. Observations were taken during the morning‚ mid-afternoon‚ and the evening. The data was collected on four different days. To make sure that the observations would be consistent and accurate‚ two sets of observations were taken around in the same time frame. The location and the weather were constant‚ while the time of day was altered since it was the variable that was being tested
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Naturalistic observation Definition • It refers to collecting data without interfering with the ongoing behavior. • Observation relies on information available to the senses i.e. sight‚ hearing‚ touch etc. • participants are carefully observed in their natural setting without interference by the researchers. Examples: (a) an anthropologist unnoticeably observing wild gorillas. (b) a researcher sitting in a fast food restaurant and observing the eating habits of men vs. women. Naturalistic observation
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Kyle Ingraham Soc-120-02 April 13‚ 2012 Project 2: Cultural Observation Culture is the sum total of learned beliefs‚ values‚ and customs in which a people of a particular society live. Culture is dynamic and always changing but retains patterns that form its basic infrastructure. Many aspects of a people’s society make up one’s culture including religion‚ economy‚ language‚ politics‚ etc. Cultures are not finite and in many instances have there own number of sub cultures within them. This
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Properly conducted classroom observation is a powerful tool in the continuing professional development of teachers. The revised performance management arrangement for teachers‚ which came into force on 1 September‚ 2007‚ clearly set the expectation that classroom observations are to be developmental in nature and multi-purpose in usage. The Education ( School Teacher Performance Management) Regulations 2006 state that the total period of classroom observation allowed per performance management cycle
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Objectives The purpose of this observation assignment was to investigate and interpret the different types of interactions between the individuals and groups present‚ as well as the environment in which these interactions take place. The various power relationships and sense of hierarchy in addition to the status and authority among the different individuals are also extremely pertinent to this assignment‚ as the dissection of such interactions and relationships may implicate certain socially
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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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gross-motor development. The skills obtained from these developments are the ability to run‚ jump‚ catch etc. During the observation of the infant I was able to witness some of these developments. For example over the course of my observation I noticed the infant had significantly improved his ability to stand up and sit down on his own. He was struggling when the observation but seemingly got more comfortable doing it over and over again. The walking stared to become natural and more second nature
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