Observations and Measurements

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…

Something that is not considered in a PVAAS score is the demographics of the clientele. Students with a low socio economic status are historically shown to receive lower scores due to lack of resources and other factors. Students in special education also do not perform as well because of their learning disabilities. ESL students are also at a disadvantage because understanding material in English is difficult for them. These students are not taken into as much consideration when evaluating a…

and Prevention act CDC. This tool is about a checklist that can be full out by a teacher, caregiver or parent. There are sixth points that illustrate of the child needs intervention or not. The observation I did is for up to two weeks. The child was observed in different settings and situations. The observation occurs while he joins playing with peers, through center time and on out play time. I used this assessment because the center-based uses this assessment tools, and the child is two years…

Initially, I was extremely nervous to perform the observations because I was unsure that I would be able to record all of the significant information into the running record fast enough. I also felt that it would be difficult to sit in one position and watch a child for twenty to ninety minutes. Once I completed my first multi-age observation, my nerves subsided because I realized that I was able to sufficiently record the child’s behaviors and…

that helps make anything better, even if all I can ensure is to try and help my patients smile. Early Sunday morning as I prepared for my shift at the nearby hospital, I was able to take the opportunity to participate in a naturalistic observation.…

For our observation, we decided to examine the organization and social structures of the University of West Florida Commons area. We made the prediction that the organization in the building would be very relaxed. We based this hypothesis on the idea that the Commons are one of the few places on campus where there is not a specific objective as compared to the classrooms or the library. For our observation, we split the commons into three main areas and assigned two people to each area. This way…

Embedded Intervention: Classroom Observation I am in a Kindergarten classroom at University Meadows Elementary School. I am observing in Ms. Collman’s classroom. It is a smaller classroom consisting of only 17 children. Ms. Collman is the only teacher for her classroom. Angelina, the only child with a disability, has a one-on-one nurse who helps Ms. Collman with tasks such as keeping children on task, in line, behavior management, and an extra set of eyes during recess. Ms. Collman is great…

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…

I did my observation in a home daycare setting and was focused on the young male who was 5 who has been diagnosed with Autism. He is on the lower spectrum of Autism but still has the slight disability. While observing him, I observed the other children in the facility. There are 6 kids with one teacher. Her home is set up that everything takes place in the living room except nap time. That happens upstairs in the various rooms. (She lives in a multi-million-dollar home) The children range from…

important ones are the love of your family and the love for your boyfriend or girlfriend. My overall definition of love is to care and go the extra mile for something or someone, and to power through tough times. This essay will tell you about my observation. At my planning stage I thought I would try to examine a family and hopefully a couple. I picked Applebee’s, a place I thought that would be an easy way to observe a family and a couple. I went during happy hour, also I…