Participant observation

Inevitably, some things are missed in the observation because they are not reelected in the form. For example, in the Mrs. Shipman’s 8ht grade honours US History class, much of her classroom environment is not reflected in the walkthrough. Her classroom, although old fashioned, is visually engaging…

process shares the same principles that have been outlined by years of psychological studies. By observing the substructures of development, one may gain an appreciation for life and a greater understanding of what is normal. Recently, I conducted an observation of my ten month old daughter, Molly Kate Smith. The intent of the assignment was to record the child’s gross and fine motor skills and to explain how the infant’s experiences in moving about freely and handling objects contribute to:…

Stereotypes has been in our world history ever since the dawn of times. The way that stereotypes work is that you often possess a knowledge or thinking of some sort of judgement based upon an individual. This could factor in by the person’s race, color, heritage, group, and even the type of people they sort themselves with. For an example, it could play a major roll on how you communicate with different types of people or affect your listening, perception, and thinking. I can filter out and…

In my everyday life things occur in which at times I cannot explain “how” nor “why” they occurred. Most of the time I become frustrated and simply let the situation take control of my emotions. I do not think of ways of making them better I simply say “forget it”. Applying logic and thinking of ways of making things better or making things work and coming up with a solution is using the Scientific method. The scientific method enables us to observe, ask questions, develop a hypothesis, test your…

Experiment 1: Observing The Familiar The skill of keen observation is vital in all educational subjects and in all aspects of life. The ability to describe and learn from observations undoubtedly results in a more educated, insightful, and inquisitive outlook. In science, observation is essential to the analytical process and in the findings of solutions for the world’s most perplexing issues. During this experiment an observation was conducted of a single ice cube in water. While confounding,…

Field Experience Report I decided to go to a seventh grade class on two separate days, April 6th and April 7th to do my field experience observations. The four different classes I observed are part of a school that is located in the lower side of the county of Otsego, New York. The city where the school is located is also known as “City of Hills”. The location of the school is hard to describe because it is located in the middle of nowhere. It is hard notice the school because the entrance of…

I chose to observe a young Asian girl who was about five years of age. Her birth date is on June 14, 2011. She was slightly above average height and seemed to be of average weight compared to her classmates. She had long dark brown hair that was pulled back a hot pink headband with a flower on it. She had an identical twin sister that wore the same hot pink dress with white and pink leggings and sparkly pink shoes. The only difference between the two physically was that my child wore leggings…

and staring at it for a long period of time. There are lots of distractions around the room since it was work and play time. Many children were playing a game right beside her and it didn’t affect her work whatsoever. During the morning meeting observation, Julia was able, with modeling and support, to demonstrate understanding that rules play an important role in promoting safety and protecting fairness. As I observed circle time, some of the kids were standing and jumping around. The teacher…

Understanding is contingent upon knowledge. It is impossible to understand an idea without first knowing its foundation. The knowledge from which understanding is gained must always be derived from the observation of trends and patterns, but the understanding of the knowledge is derived from the more detailed observation of a specific example. Throughout history, humans have engaged in war and dispute. Despite the travesty, the loss of life, and the devastating effects, humans seem to be drawn…

For my clinical observation, I observed Shivanni. She is in a self-contained preschool classroom with six other children. I have seen many instances where she has grown in her development and I have also notice some instances where she has stayed the same. She mostly keeps to herself and seldom talks. Since Shivanni is in a self contain room, I have decided to take notes on the different developmental areas instead of using the rating scale. Her scores were all very low, so I took notes about…