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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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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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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What Is Observation? Clues to the development and personality of each child‚ for example‚ “read” the child and “see” a situation; distinguish between details and trivia. Seeing Children Through Observation -Children in action during play provides clues ;see children in relation to their peers‚ and Environmental factors that can influence behavior‚ such as Noise level‚ Congestion and Time of day. Observe Skill Development See a Child’s stage of development Meet children’s social‚ emotional‚
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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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NOTES ON MARKET OBSERVATIONS Introduction: A visit to the neighbourhood market and observations performed there helped me learn‚ on a very basic level‚ how to approach a Market Research and analyze the data collected from markets. The market chosen for this purpose was ‘Sunday Bazaar’ at Navyug Market. Objectives: The aim of this note is to summarize the market observations performed by me on a neighbourhood market. The purpose of this observation was to familiarize with the happenings of a
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Observations Using observations Free Narrative The free narrative technique of observation‚ when a description of all that is taking place is written down‚ is useful because: • We don’t need a lot of equipment‚ just a pen and paper • We don’t need advanced observation skills However‚ the difficulties that may be experienced: • You have to write quickly • You may miss information and details when watching and writing • Child may move about • The child may
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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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Child Observations Observation 1: Physical Development Background information: Age Group: 0-1 year Observation Number: 001 Date: 25/01/2013 Method Used: Checklist Media Used: Pen and paper Time Started: 13:10 Time Finished:
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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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