Observation

For the observations conducted, I am basing them off Parten’s study of children’s play. In this study, children were viewed for one minute each day and “each time they were observed, their degree of social participation was characterized” (Bateman and Goodman) using Parten’s six levels of social participation. The participants of these observations interacted differently based on what kind of play they engaged in and their age showcased the difference in play in which the participants became…

The observation is about the preschool program at Pasadena City College Child Development Center, located at 1324 E Green Street, Pasadena, California. The Center is funded by the state and accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The preschool program is serving children between two and half to four and half years old. During this observation, there are twenty-nine children in the classroom. There are five teachers, Ms.Kassandra, Ms.Mikki, Ms.Melissa,…

home primary language is English. The first observation of John occurred during family style breakfast. The teacher called on the children sitting at the teacher assistant’s table to stand up from the carpet and go wash their hands. As the children began to form a line to wash their hands, John stopped at a table with food in the center of the table. John stood behind a chair, reached over to a bowl in the center of the table and grabbed…

each other. This was a natural observation; the place was a classroom at a family daycare center. The room was decorated as an imaginary park. It contained a pretend kitchen with stocked utensils for the children to play. There were trains, cars, puzzles, books, and many more toys. The children played on a colorful mat in where they jumped and skipped. There was a treasure box inside the classroom where children pretended to play with any furry friends. Time of observation began at 11:00 AM and…

Observation is a process of observing or monitoring through noting or recording people or specific situations (Palaiologou, 2013). Observation is a method widely used in most if not all early-years settings by practitioners to collect evidence or track a child’s learning journey. It is also used to inform planning. Roberts – Holmes (2011) acknowledges the expectation of Early Years professional’s use of observations set by the Early Years Foundation Stage. Observation is also a key method used…

Your name Stephanie Aragon Date of Observation October 14, 2014 I. Identifying Information Date of Observation: October 14, 2014 Time of Observation (9:30 am) to (10:20) Highest degree of professional: BA , MA, CCC , Specialty of professional you observed: Speech therapy Place of Observation: University of Cal state Los Angeles speech therapy The child observed during a speech therapy session is an energetic three year, eleven month girl, by the name of Abby. The speech pathologist…

Engagement Fieldwork Observations and Reflections. This paper will analyse and reflect the field observation in two sections, which the first section will focus on the learner and the second part will concentrate on the lesson. Attending to the learner This observation was conducted in a year 5 mathematics class on the 30th August. The aim is to observe how teacher attends to the learners in order to cater for the learning needs of various diverse students. The observation period is…

addition to gender, ethnicity and dominant hand (right or left) was observed to ensure the results were applicable to the chosen demographics. Materials The observations that were collected from the sample mentioned previously were recorded using a data collection sheet, and observations were collected through naturalistic observation. The data collection sheet included the gender, dominant hand, and ethnicity of the participant, whether the participant was…

The observation this writer conducted took place at a Mother’s Day celebration. It was held at a local daycare center, which was conveniently located within the New York City Housing Authority Complex. This observation took place in a classroom where all the parents, which consisted of mothers, were sitting on chairs, waiting for their children’s performance. The performance was scheduled in the following order: 2-3 year-olds singing first, then 3-4 year-olds singing second, and 4-5 year-olds…

Journal: Group Observation (a) Describe an event that occurred during the group meeting. The meeting started with the traditional “check-in” process. The group facilitator asked each member to describe how they were feeling and what issues they would like to talk about. The group leader also asked group members to summarize the previous session and share their reflections about the topics we discussed the week before. As at the previous meeting, the group focused mainly on spontaneous sharing…