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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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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PSY 122 Child Growth and Development *Key Assessment: OBSERVATION *OF A CHILD and GROUP OF CHILDREN (This key assessment will be in 2 parts; *a total of 4 separate observation papers*) NAEYC Standards and Supportive skills: Standard 1 Promoting Child Development and Learning 1a Knowing and understanding young children’s characteristics and needs 1b Knowing and understanding the multiple influences on development and learning Standard 3 Observing‚ Documenting‚ and Assessing to
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Child Observation Reflection This was a laboratory study in the sense that you wouldn’t normally find a child in a college classroom. A laboratory study means that it is a “research investigation conducted in a controlled setting explicitly designed to hold events constant” (Feldman 1.3). At the same time it was a naturalistic observation because some “naturally occurring behavior is observed without intervention in the situation” (Feldman 1.3). Mrs. Cipriano would intervene by playing with
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for kids her age and considering that her parents are already short to begin with‚ I am not surprised that she is a little shorter than all the other kids. Faustine used to look like a very chubby baby with a large head and stubby limbs but she’s grown up now to be very lean. She is not chubby nor way too skinny. According to our textbook‚ “The Developing Person Through the Lifespan”‚ Faustine’s physical growth is normal. By the age of six‚ the average child weighs between forty and fifty pounds and
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Child Observations ECE214: Nutrition and Health of children and Families Instructor: April 1‚ 2013 Child Observation: This observation took place while watching a video provided by Ashford University titled “Pre-school Vocabulary Lesson: My Body”. Who was observed? I observed the teacher and what instructional theory she used and the five students in her classroom. Her students consisted of three four girls and one boy from what was shown in the video. Instructional Theory used: The instructional
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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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Focus Child: Gabrielle Anjelo J. Tablan a.k.a. Gab Age: 4 years old. Date: August 16‚ 2014 Time: 11:45 am - 12:45 nn (1 hour) Setting: at their housePurpose of Observation: to know his milestones in hand and fine motor skills Role of Observer: Participant Observer Significant Events during Observation When I went to their place‚ Gab just woke up that time. He went to their living room and then looked for bread. He found a bun and condensed milk as spread. He cannot slice the bun in order for
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Parent Involvement in Education Kathleen Cotton and Karen Reed Wikelund | |The Schooling Practices That Matter Most [pic] View details » by Kathleen Cotton [pic]Add to cart View all School Improvement products [pic] INTRODUCTION [pic] It is no wonder that parent involvement with the schools has become a major educational issue in the 1980s. This is an era of increasing concern about the quality of education in this country. States are taking a greater role in monitoring and maintaining
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-1Observer: Michelle Stanley Date of Observation: 3/2/10 Fictitious Name of Child: Abby Setting: Bed room and living room Child’s Age: 3 years and 10 months Physical Description of Child: When I walked into the house Abby was wearing her princess Belle dress-up gown. Her hair is bright blonde‚ down l loose and knotted‚ her eyed are blue‚ her skin is pale and her cheeks are rosy. Time Observed: 4:00pm - 4:10pm Behavior Observed: Upon entering the house Abby politely
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