Observation

common for him to forget about what he was talking about half way through a sentence and physically try to regain his recollection only to be silent if he could not and try to play off embarrassment by directing our attention else where. Overall the observation of the toddler was nothing out of the ordinary, although we never really talked about speech development in class, it seemed to be a pretty standard characteristic within the children…

Observing young children interact with toys, peers, and themselves are all very important observations; however, one observation that is more vital is the child’s interaction with the teacher, paraprofessionals, teacher’s aids and any other adult in the child’s life during the school day. It can be hard for teachers to remain unbiased when recording the interaction between himself or herself and a child. Nevertheless, it is vital for these records to say unbiased because they help teachers pick…

According to Marlys Mayfield, Observation means to take time to pay attention to an object or an event. When one observes an object, they will know that they are staying awake and carefully attentive. Mayfield says that using one 's observation skills can strengthen one 's thinking process and create new knowledge in the brain. The observation process works by sensing, perceiving, and thinking. When one forms information in advance before they fully experience or understand, they are sensing.…

On November 18th, 2015 I visited the Gatelot Avenue Elementary school in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York to perform an observation of a pre-kindergarten class through the SCOPE program (4 year olds). The class consist of 16 students (2 absent) and one teacher (Mrs.Kantor) and one teacher 's assistant (Mrs.Bradford). The purpose of this observation is to observe and evaluate the program 's approach to and uses of creative arts in the classroom. Creative arts in pre-kindergarten furthers children 's…

Observation of Sydney Donner For the assignment I observed my niece Sydney Donner, however, I took myself out of being a family member and became an individual who was just analyzing her. Sydney is a four year old little girl, who is full of energy which shows in my observation. I observed her quite early, but this did not cease her from being the hyper child I know. I observed her at her house during/after breakfast time. Even though I am the child’s aunt, her mother did not mind me observing…

On February 15th, 2017, I had the opportunity of being a guest at The Village Preschool located in Visalia, California. The classroom that I was assigned to had a total of twelve children that all ranged from the ages of four to five years old. Specifically, the classroom had five female students and seven male students. Upon arrival, the teacher introduced me to the children and explained to them that I was a guest from Fresno State University and would be observing them. To allow the children…

For this past week, I was able to take in what I observed and explain it through an ethnographic method. These observations opened my eyes through Sociology and gave me a better sociological perspective on our world today. Before this course, I always had that beginner’s mind in the way I saw society. As I made the effort to get a closer look, I was astonished on the outlook of our world today. This first conversation that I observed, I was not able to see who the two individuals were until I…

For the observation project, I chose to do my research at Wisconsin Athletic Club daycare where I watched a 6-year old girl named Maya. Maya is in 5k and is a bright young girl with an outgoing personality. I observed Maya in a daycare setting with newborns to children 13 years of age. The daycare contained a large amount of toys and activities for the children to engage in. Maya was surrounded by children a few years younger than her, and only had a few other 6 year olds to play with. Over the…

Observation Summary Today I observed in room 105, I observed this class transition from one space to another, into an activity, as the children’s begin to leave the gym the teacher gave them a warning sign that their time is almost up, once time was up the teacher begin to sing the song “let’s go”, the children’s begin to clean up and put their toys and bikes away, after that the children all lined up on the wall, one little girl side “Ms. K I wont to count” and the teacher said “ok”, once…

In Plane Sight: An Observational Analysis of Behaviour at the Airport I undertook two non-participant observations at Wellington airport over a period of two weeks. The intention was to observe the behaviour and customs people exhibited when they were not in an environment that was customary and potentially unsettling. I had also expected to take notice of things I hadn’t perceived before as when you are part of the crowd, it’s often harder to take notice of the behaviours and interactions of…