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    E5 Observations help us to plan for children’s learning needs because they show us where the children are in their development‚ which will help us know what the child needs to improve on‚ and what they already know‚ this helps because you don’t want to get a child to do something over and over again that they already know‚ you need to make sure that your planning things the child/ren dont understand well‚ and make them better at that‚ giving them challenges to improve on their development. It

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    There are many theorists who have made a huge contribution to understanding the development of children and how they think and learn which therefore largely impacts the current practices within our education system. Piaget stated that children have different stages of cognitive development based on how we adapt to our environment and learn largely through their experiences and social interaction. His studies have influenced current practice as it highlights the importance of learning through play

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    The three tests which are described in the text are the coherence test‚ correspondence test‚ and practical tests. In order for a worldview to be considered a sound one‚ it must pass all three tests‚ without conflict. By examining my own worldview through these three tests‚ and using the questions from part one‚ I found that my worldview is valid‚ but only from an aspect that the tests conclude and the overall beliefs that I hold. The coherence test determines contradictions within one’s worldview

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    ENG 1510 Causal Analysis Essay Causal analysis is vital to our understanding of the world. When we ask why an event or action has occurred‚ such as the increase in teen pregnancy‚ we are examining cause. When we ask results from an event‚ such as the social and economic impact of teenage pregnancy‚ we consider effects. The study of causes and effects‚ or both causes and effects is causal analysis. For your final essay‚ conduct a causal analysis of Food Inc. Begin with the questions: What are

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    sSeven excerpts from Erving Goffman’s 1974 remarks on fieldwork can serve as his virtual preface to this narrative about his legacy. I begin with Goffman’s definition of participant observation: “By participant observation‚” he said‚ “I mean a technique . . . of getting data . . . by subjecting yourself‚ your own body and your own personality and your own social situation‚ to the set of contingencies that play upon a set of individuals so that you can physically and ecologically penetrate their circle

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    There are many issues which are essential to confidentiality and objective observations. Its important that you keep the observation accurate which means that it needs to be true and not made up‚ according to Beith and Tassoni "Keeping records and carrying out observations on children allow early years practitioners to pass accurate information on to parents. It means that parents can be kept informed of a child’s progress which shows them that their child is being seen as an individual and that

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    Term Paper Julia Woodhall SOC 241 Within sociology‚ there are a number of varying theories and theorists interested in explaining and understanding the structures and inequalities of work. This can be achieved through studying an individual’s work experience. Two years ago‚ I had an opportunity to work in Hong Kong as an internship in an advertising agency company called Draftfcb for 4 months. My occupation position was a personal assistant of the marketing department

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    In the video Observing young children‚ it explained three steps on how to observe young children in the classroom. The three steps that were observed by the teachers were child social development‚ instructional purposes and assessment purposes. First‚ child social development interaction is the process by which the child act and react to those around them. For example‚ in the video it illustrated the case of Joey. Joey has a problem with interacting with the other students in the classroom. In order

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    The second model which I will be talking about is the stages of change model. This model has been broken down into 5 various stages and they are the pre-contemplation stage‚ contemplation stage‚ preparation‚ action and finally maintenance and in these 5 stages which is used to change something as part of our lives. The model has now been accepted and we see that it is used in substance use services like alcohol and other illegal substances. The first stage is called the pre-contemplation‚ this is

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    METHODS OF OBSERVATION Narrative/free description/written record or running record A running record is a very detailed description of the behaviour of a child over a short period of time‚ often less than five minutes. The observer watches a child or group of children and note down everything he sees‚ which gives the portrait of the child and his activity during this particular period of time. The observer sits quietly and tries not to draw attention to him as his interaction may affect the behaviour

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