Anecdotal Observing Young Children

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OBSERVING YOUNG

CHILDREN

Tell what you think is happeninwith the !ollowin "hil#$en%


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La"ey is sittin on the sli#e& 'ust $estin(


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)a$ke$ usually likes to play

*y hi+sel!& *ut "hose to *e

with ,a" to#ay( I! he #oes

"hoose a !$ien# it is usually

,a" o$ -a"o*( He lo.es to

*e !unny(


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/a+$yn is *a$ely 0

an# has a ha$# ti+e

stayin awake( 1o+

says she ets enouh

sleep so we won#e$ i!

it "oul# *e a physi"al

p$o*le+ o$ an e+otional

p$o*le+(


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Dallin o!ten plays with play #ouh( He has "hosen to $oll an# "ut with "ookie

"utte$s to#ay( Othe$ !a.o$ite a"ti.ities a$e #$ess ups an# pu22les(


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The little i$l *ehin# the tea"he$ is not a*le to et insi#e the $oup to see what

Is happenin( She 'ust stan#s the$e an# wat"hes the othe$s(


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Danny was !ihtin with -ohn& -oe saw the+ !ihtin an# #e"i#e#

to help Danny( -oe sai#& 3I4ll help you out& Danny5(


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6HY OBSERVE7

8 9n o*se$.ation is wat"hin "hil#$en with

the "lea$ oal o! stu#yin a spe"i!i"

*eha.io$ o$ a*ility(

8in o$#e$ to "hallene an#

suppo$t the "hil#$en(

8#e.elop $ealisti" "u$$i"ulu+ an# oals(


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HO6 TO OBSERVE

8 It is *est to o*se$.e !$o+ a

#istan"e without the "hil#

knowin they a$e *ein

o*se$.e#(


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9.oi# +akin assu+ptions%whi"h state+ent is "o$$e"t7

8 9nnie has #i!!i"ulty

sha$in(

8 9nnie ne.e$

sha$es(


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9.oi# la*els%6hi"h state+ent is "o$$e"t7

8To++y o!ten a"ts out his

9$essi.e !eelins(

8To++y is +ean(


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9.oi# "on"lusions you a$e not

:uali!ie# to +ake%

8Billie "an4t #o anythin *y

hi+sel! *e"ause he is the

younest in a la$e !a+ily

an# they #o e.e$ythin !o$hi+(

8Billie nee#s to #e.elop the

a*ility to #o thins !o$ hi+sel!(


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BE OB-ECTIVE;

8 O*'e"ti.e o*se$.ations si+plystate the !a"ts(

8 It is i+po$tant *ut #i!!i"ult to$e+ain o*'e"ti.e at all ti+e(

8 The !i$st thin to $e"o$# when

o*se$.in is an o*'e"ti.e list o!*eha.io$ patte$ns(


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DO NOT BE SUB-ECTIVE%

8 Su*'e"ti.e

o*se$.ations state

an opinion o! theo*se$.e$(

8O*se$.ations +ust *esolid facts< o*'e"ti.e(


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De"i#e whi"h state+ents

a*out the !ollowin

"hil#$en a$e Su*'e"ti.e

an# whi"h a$e O*'e"ti.e%


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81a$k looks away when the tea"he$ showe# hi+ a snake( He$ sai#& 3I #on4t like

snakes& they !eel !unny(581a$k was a!$ai# *e"ause he sai# he #i#n4t like snakes(


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8Tyle$ was playin with the

+usi" *lo"ks( 6hen Ca$ly= -osh aske# to play& Tyle$

a$ee# an# showe# the+

how(

8Tyle$ is a oo# *oy an# ets alon well with the othe$

Chil#$en(


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81a##ie wante# to swin

*ut two othe$s we$e

al$ea#y the$e( Shepi"ke# up a $o"k an#

th$ew it at the+(

81a##ie ot +a# an# th$ew a $o"k *e"ause she #oes

not sha$e well(


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CON>IDENTI9LITY

8 9ll o*se$.ations a$e

"on!i#ential& shoul# *e !ile#

an# any p$o*le+s shoul# only

*e $epo$te# to the #i$e"to$(


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IDENTI>Y DIVERSITY%

8 O*se$.ations help i#enti!y #isa*le#

"hil#$en with spe"ial nee#s an#

assess #e.elop+ental staes an#

*eha.io$s(


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TY)ES O> 9SSESS1ENT%

8 O*se$.ations

8 Chil# Sel!


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HO6 DO THESE CO1)9RE TO THE

GOOD OLD RE)ORT C9RD7

8 Are grades easy to interpret?

8 Do the grades really reflect how a student isdoing?

8 Are report cards culturally biased?8 Do teachers seem to have a set of stock

comments or do they consider eachindividual?

8 Do report cards reflect positive or negativeviews of students?

8 How many students are above average?


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HO6 DO YOU EV9LU9TE

)ROBLE1 SOLVING S/ILLS78 These skills are valued more than the

acquisition of factsA !an problem solving be assessed at all?

A "ould a test be a good evaluation of this?A How could a teacher demonstrate learning

of problem solving skills?

A"hat if a school requires standardi#edcomparative tests?

A How would test performance of anautonomous student differ from a fact

learner?


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TI1ED S91)LING%

8 o*se$.ations taken at set inte$.als(

8E.e$y +inute8E.e$y +inutes8O$ e.e$y +inutes(


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T9LLIES%

8 )$o.i#es a $e"o$# o! how o!ten *eha.io$

happens o.e$ ti+e(

-ohn% No.( & 0

9$essi.e Beha.io$OLIO O> CHILD%

9 COLLECTIONS O> THECHILD4S 6OR/& 9ND )ICTURES

O> THE CHILD& INCLUDING

OBSERV9TIONS 9BOUT 6H9TTHE CHILD IS DOING IN THE

)ICTURE(


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)ORT>OLIO )ROVIDES%

8 9 way to "o++uni"ate with pa$ents(

8 9 way to assess in#i.i#ual p$o$ess(

8 E.i#en"e !o$ tea"he$ a""ounta*ility(A 1ay "ontain tea"he$ o*se$.ations = notes(


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)ORT>OLIO C9TEGORIES

8 E+e$in Lite$a"y% Lette$s& $ea#in&

"o+pute$s(


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"ont4#8 C$eati.e 9$ts% 9$t wo$k


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"ont4#8 S"ien"e = 1ath% S"ien"e a"ti.ities& +ath

an# s+all +anipulati.es(


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"ont4#8 So"ial Skills% D$a+ati" play = >$ien#s(


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"ont4#8 La$e 1oto$%

8 Out#oo$ play& =

*lo"ks


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"ont4#8 Spe"ial E.ents% Bi$th#ays& Ch$ist+as&

>iel# T$ips(


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INDIVIDU9LI,ED EDUC9TION

)L9N ?IE)@%8 >o$ "hil#$en with spe"ial nee#s(

8 In"lu#es #es"$iption o! "u$$ent

pe$!o$+an"e(

8 In"lu#es oals an# o*'e"ti.es(

8 Des"$i*es se$.i"es nee#e# to +eet oals(

8 C$ite$ia !o$ e.aluation(

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