Participant observation

The number is smaller because I believe the timing of my observation and the timing of when classes let out, also because more facility seemed to use the stairs earlier in my observation. Of these eighty-seven, seventy-one were female and sixteen were male. Of the seventy-one females, thirty-eight chose the stairs. Of the sixteen males, eleven used the stairs. As before…

My observations began at 9:44 on Tuesday morning, I had to be let in first through one door that was locked at all times. I was then brought to the first room that had two infants and one adult in the room. When I stepped into the room I noticed my host teacher was rocking one of the infants and right after I arrived, she put her down to sleep. In addition, I noticed the other infant was sleeping in a swing and later found out that they do not usually let them sleep in the swing. While the…

The subjects would chat for a minute or two, sometimes observe the dance move subject one was practicing and then leave, making the original two subjects my only permanent subjects for the majority of the time I was there. But after an hour of observation some other subjects began to show up an join subjects one and two for more than a short…

Reporting student achievement is a current hotbed of controversy in education. From how to report it, when, how often, who to report it to, and the negative and positive aspects of reporting it. It is safe to say that proponents of both sides feel strong about their opinion. Lefkowits and Miller (2005) contend that “current forms of accountability that focuses on reporting test scores on individual content areas for groups of students at particular grade levels does not appear to have the same…

My second observation at Rose Rock School commenced at 8:10 a.m. on Tuesday morning, I was let in through the front door and as I entered the room, I noticed that Shanah and another caregiver were in the room. Some of the older children were already in the room and one girl was in the rocking chair as she was tired. When I sat down in the small inner part of the room, I noticed that the 1 ½ year old child was playing on toy pony that was blue. After the children went outside in the playarea, I…

The child that I will be observing is Miss M and she is a female and she is 4 years’ old, I got permission from Miss M’s mom Mrs. K to do the observation and the interview at the daycare that is a preschool too. The observation will start at 10:00 a.m. and end at 10:30 a.m. The adult that I will be interviewing and observing with the child is Mrs. T. The mother Mrs. T said “Miss. S has been a little whinny because she did not want mom to leave this morning. Mrs. T says, “but she got over it and…

playing video games online with his classmates and friends, while having dinner. The child who is a boy is 13 years old and is in 8th grade, is also my little brother. There are nobody else in the living room but him, the dog and I. Objective observation: The child takes a bite of his meal almost every two min, holding the control with his left hand the spoon with his right hand. He pause for two-second chewing his food to finish his mission on the video game. One minute after he…

For this assignment, I observed myself over the course of two days to identify my skill levels and quality of interpersonal listening behaviors. Before I began this experiment, I knew I had several presumptions on the way I listen to others. To reduce the impact of these presumptions on my ability to observe my behaviors, I began to determine and isolate these beliefs. After this initial preparation, I began my experiment of observing myself anytime I interacted with anyone. Over the next two…

Kindergarten Teacher Observations and Post Conferences Mrs. P taught for 15 years, and is entering her third year teaching Kindergarten at Jefferson. During our pre-conference Mrs. P and I reviewed the Danielson framework and discussed the lessons she wanted me to observe. Mrs. P asked me to observe her working one on one with a student, and teaching a whole group reading lesson. I entered Mrs. P’s classroom on September 9th at 2:10 pm. Students had come in from last recess at 2:05.…

Spanish music he had on his phone. Three Hispanic girls came by to sit with Juan and his friends. One thing that I found very interesting was the fact that not one white person came by Juan’s group at lunch or in the gymnasium. I thought back to my observation of Juan in the classroom, and I did not recall Juan communicating with any white students. The language barrier, I believe had a lot to do with that. To me, Juan seemed like any other teenage boy that enjoys hanging out with friends,…