Observations and Measurements

The following Antecedent-Behavior-Consequences (ABC) Chart has been prepared for Jackson K. Direct observation was done during his Integrated Algebra 1A class to complete the ABC chart. The purpose was to identify “environmental and contextual variables that support challenging behavior” (Chandler and Dahlquist, 70). There are some consequences that are often related to appropriate and challenging behaviors, some desirable and others not. Unfortunately, oftentimes students that engage in…

was reading a story to the preschoolers. She was listed and not being distracted by other objects in the classroom. Also, Charlotte was sitting quietly and listening to Mrs.Wade telling the story and not moving and stayed in her spot. (the second observation I don't have yet). Social/Emotional describes when the teacher assigns activity and child will play with the chosen activity for 15 minutes to 20 minutes.…

Each day we are partake in various interactions with other people. Often times, we are not aware of how we participate and cooperate in these interactions. When we step back from our daily interactions we are able to observe the way others interact with each other. We can see these interactions through gatherings or “Sets of two or more individuals whose members include all and only those who are at the moment in one another’s immediate presence” (Goffman 18). Interactions can also be seen…

significant because of how little bonobos had been observed living in nature in past studies. Since observations were taken of bonobos living in areas rich in resource the evidence of past studies had been too narrow minded, drawing conclusions for the whole species based off these few groups of bonobos. Roffman is able to compare two different groups and draw new conclusions using these new observations. Additional data that could further support his findings are studying bonobos under other…

This is an observation report on an educational lecture program for adults based on classroom teacher performance. The lecture was delivered by a very skillful teacher. The teacher effectively stimulated the class, by respecting the diversity of the learning environment, the diversity of the class, stayed focused on the lecture, contexts and class objectives. The heart and soul of the lecture was the teacher’s rapport with the students, delivery, audio-visual, video, diversity and interaction…

What is kidwatching?: Kidwatching is the act of observing children and helping them work through different concepts and language issues that they are dealing with. Kidwatching requires time spent observing and gathering data on each individual child. Also, kidwatching involves observing children interact socially, this mean observing how the children interact and go about their day. When kid watching this also meaning you are watching how children interact and use language, this allows…

Observations occurred at the local Winnipeg grocery store. This Safeway chain was located at 655 Osborne, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The store positioned off a main traffic area within the busy neighborhood known as Osborne Village and surrounded by other small strip malls of stores. Although located in a high traffic area the store inside provided calm, non-crowded shopping, and visiting environment. Researcher located themselves in a sitting area that was furnished with old beaten up, and scratched…

himself and he looked to enjoy it that way. He is one that doesn’t speak much, but he uses noises and grunting sounds to get his point across to the teachers. Although he wasn’t speaking real words, the teachers understood him very well. From observation, I could tell that he enjoys his personal space.…

In this paper, I will be discussing the behavior of a young girl named Rosie and her mother’s adventures at a lively local toy store. I spent approximately 30 minutes observing Rosie and her mother walk around the toy store. During this time, I observed Rosie interact with different objects and people. I was able to observe Rosie display her varying levels of knowledge in different areas. I was interested in observing her behavior in efforts to compare an aspect of her development to one in the…

I observed a 2nd grade classroom with 19 students. I choose to observe 2nd grade because I am opening to teaching in 2nd grade. I am interning in a kindergarten classroom, so I thought it would be interesting to see how a 2nd grade classroom was managed. I have not experienced 2nd grade before. 1. The students knew that the quiet signal was “class, class”. I didn’t know the quiet signal before observing, but all the students were taught the meaning of this quiet signal. 2. R.E.A.C.H poster:…