“Key to observing children is simply that watching what they do without offering any external direction, or offering only minimal interaction.” (Moonie, 2004)…
Observation is used by watching the children and young people in a thoroughly way, the purpose for this method is that it helps the teacher/mentor to identify the behaviour of the children documents their performances and comes to decisions, when planning an observation you need to be clear about it and obvious about the purpose of to why you are doing it.…
In my opinion observation is very effective. An example of the effectiveness of observational learning. Take for instance a child in their early stages of development. A child will learn to talk and walk and even toilet train by seeing and hearing others. When a child reaches toddler stage they begin to mimic people. This is a good example of observational learning.…
aid with observations. The Children 's (NI) Order 1995 and subsequent guidance stresses the importance of observing, recording,…
Often videos, photos and audio recordings are used to observe. Drawings the child has done will be collected and used too.…
The adults or parents working with the children write down things that they think are Important. With babies for example, it might be the times of feeds while with toddlers it might be about what they have enjoyed doing. Photographs can also be added to diaries.…
An observation takes place when practitioners watch the children who are within their care and take notes of what they see or hear. Observations help identify individual children’s needs in order for them to be met. Taking regular observations of children help practitioners discover children’s interests as well as new skills and abilities. Similarly, observations give professionals the chance to monitor children’s progress and plan next steps to further children’s development.…
I decided to do my qualitative paper on “How involved are fathers in interacting with their children” I went to the local mall on a Sunday, knowing that families are more likely to take a trip here on a weekend oppose to weekdays as parents may be at work and children may be home or at school. The setting I choose for this study was the build-a-bear workshop store. Build a bear workshop is very popular toy customization store, located in the local mall. This store is always busy with lots of children and their parents having fun building bears or simply purchasing toys. I walked into the store and started to walk around for a bit to get a feel for the setting and observe the people in the store. My criteria for this study:…
It was playtime for the one year old boy. There were all sorts of toys. The playroom was very small. There was a huge toy chest full to the top with toys. On the wall there was a body length mirror. This was the little boys favorite place to play. He would also play with some of the other toys like blocks, cars, stuffed animals and other things. No matter what he grabbed he always brought it in front of the mirror.…
My project focused on observing a girl in summer school who recently moved to the area with a family companion. She communicated in Spanish and barely spoke English. This was an exceptionally challenging undertaking for me in light of the fact that they had quite recently moved and still attempting to acclimatize with their new surroundings. Privacy was so essential to her guardians, so in line with their request that I respect their privacy, I will regard her as Child A.…
Kiahi a boy of about 3 years old was playing alone stood on a small hill of dirt , at first it looked like her was just looking at the other kids play. When I kept looking at him to see if he was just going to continue to doing nothing, but watch the other children I noticed that he was standing there like a solider tall and with determination on his face. With his hand to his forehead looking about as the other children ran around. After a while I see that he is pointing to his class mates at random and looks to be giving directions, more like orders, of some sort, although no one is paying attention. After giving off orders in a solider like manner he nods his head, as though satisfied with himself and his team though…
I had the opportunity to observe at the Isabel Patterson Child Development Center in Long Beach. It was my first time observing in this center so I had to be there before my observation time, which was at 2:30pm. Once, I entered the building the atmosphere was welcoming and enjoyable. The children I observed where around the ages of three to five. During my observation there was twenty-eight children and five teachers present. The building was all wooden on the inside and at the entrance there was a welcome wall colored with a rainbow. There were art projects hanged on the walls as well as learning material. On the sides of the of the building shelves were organized with labels so that the children would know where to put back the material.…
When we observe we have to record what we see and hear - not what we think or feel. A child may cry for different reasons; we do not know how the child is feeling, and we should not make a subjective assumption that the child is sad. We should always focus on the child’s strengths as much as we focus on any learning or behavior difficulties. The observation must follow the school’s policies and procedures regarding confidentiality and data protection.…
The teacher gave an activity to the whole class in which the students were tasked to connect dots. Gabriel followed the teacher’s instruction but it’s just that the way he connected the dots were not that perfect. The expected figures were not so emphasized because there were over lapsing lines.…
I observed my niece while she played with her friends at daycare. I did this to observe how she acted. I talk about Erik Erikson’s third stage in psychosocial theory. The third stage is the initiative versus guilt, which is to develop the ability to try new things and to handle behavior. The age group of this theory focuses on three through six year olds. My niece is six, so she fits in this category. I explained her behavior, and how she acted with others.…