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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Running Head: OBSERVATION ACTIVITY 1 Observation Activity Amanda Wasser Eastern Nazarene College Running Head: OBSERVATION ACTIVITY 2 On November 3‚ I went to the first round of Nazzy Idol to observe an all campus activity. I arrived a few minutes early‚ and tried to take a seat‚ but was told that anyone not in the competition had to wait until exactly 7pm to enter. I‚ and other students who were early‚ waited in the foyer of the Ruth Cameron Auditorium
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Child Observation Report Observer: Tanya Burley (Student) Observant(s): 4 year old girl and 5 year old boy Topic: Entire Observation Setting: Backyard and Inside Home Goal: Observing the girl and boy to see his entire behavior‚ in addition to his/her reaction to reinforcement and punishment Method used: Systematic Observation Time: AU ID 3049260 PSYC 323 Dorothy Steffler (tutor) August 25‚ 2014 Introduction This report is based on a “naturalistic observation” in which I was able to observe
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unique two and half year old little boy named Asher. Asher‚ since day one has always stood out from other kids for me‚ and it was such an exciting time to be able to observe him at his house with his mother‚ Shannon‚ and father‚ Brandon. During the observation‚ Brandon‚ was watching television socializing with the other people in the room‚ while Shannon was primarily trying to interact with and entertain Asher. While observing Asher he still held my attention as far as not being like most boys his age
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KNPE-245 CHILD OBSERVATION PAPER The aim of this paper is to describe a 60 minute child observation with regards to the affective‚ cognitive and psychomotor domain. BACKGROUND OF THE CHILD The child chosen for this observation paper is a Mexican boy named Julian (age 7 to 8). He was in the park with his whole family: parents (in their late 20’s)‚ older brother Renato (10) and younger sister Sylvia (3). I thought he was the perfect candidate because I could observe the interaction between
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Observation of the Classroom The way a classroom is designed is very important in order for a classroom to run smoothly. It is important to have enough toys‚ furniture and space to keep children happy. After observing a preschool room‚ other than my own; I learned how I can improve my own classroom. The preschool environment seemed very well organized and the teachers were in control. The classroom observed had all the necessary areas of a preschool room. The room had a house
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and what will happen next. We don’t take the time to look around and try to make sense of the things we see. We need to slow things down‚ just watch‚ and then think of why we do the things we do or why we interact in the ways we do. As I did my observation‚ my goal was to see how individuals interacted with others through the use of their space. The main entrance has a ramp and two newspaper dispensers outside; a Christmas tree is in a window. There is a main dining area to the left and a larger
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Classroom Observation Reflection Paper Janice Howard University of Phoenix Classroom Observation Reflection Paper I had the pleasure of observing Mr. David Knight. Mr. Knight teaches second grade at Bob Hope Primary School on Kadena Air Base. Mr. Knight and I decided that I would observe in the morning for three hours. I arrived at nine o’clock in the morning on Wednesday‚ November 9‚ 2011 just as the students were settling for the morning. As I walked in the door most of the
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I conducted my observation on January 30‚ 2017‚ between the hours of 1140 - 1230 in the Bioscience building on Northern Arizona University campus. There was students in class in room 256‚ BIO 223- Vertebrate Zoology and traffic of students coming in and out of the building. I observed approximately 80 students mostly white student and very few minorities. The minorities students that I observed during the first part of my observation were just passing through the Bioscience headed to Liberal Arts
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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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