CNUAS Preschool Physical Observation Bysocial Domain Analysis

DIRECTIONS FOR PRESCHOOL OBSERVATION

Please watch this video 3rd observation part 1 – YouTube and follow the below instructions when writing. Please see attached example of the outline.

Age to Observe: 3- 5 year olds (At our child development center that is the Large Pre-K)

Where to Observe:

The assignment requires that you visit a preschool setting (licensed child care center or preschool) to observe preschoolers’ behavior, record raw data, evaluate what you observed, and then write a paper based on your findings.

PLEASE NOTE: Due stay at home orders. Your observation will completing based on your observation a 33 minute video that has been posted

Raw Notes:

Raw notes should be in T format, cover 33 minutes of observation, noting time and include evaluation notes and references in the right column. These should be very messy and reflect your original observation. They do not have to be grammatically correct, spelled right or even completely legible. While your observation is still fresh, jot down notes in the right hand column as to what examples of development you are seeing.

PLEASE NOTE: Due stay at home orders. Your notes may be typed on a word document but they must follow T format. You may then attach your word pages to the end of your paper. For those that hand write their notes you can scan those pages or take pictures of them and upload them along with your paper.

Submitting Your Preschool Observation

Assemble your paper in this order:

Part 2: Physical Characteristics of the Child (Bullet format).

Part 3: Biosocial Domain (Outline format)

Motor skills

Part 4: Cognitive Domain (Outline format)

Evidence of Piaget’s Preoperational Thinking

Vocabulary

Part 5: Language Development (Outline format)

Erikson

Part 6: Social and Emotional Development (Outline format)

Emotional Intelligence

Part 7: Play (Outline format)

Parten’s Stages of Play

Part 8: Overall impression (Bullet format))

Attach Raw Notes

In accordance with department policy, late papers will be graded down 10 points for every class meeting they are late

What to look for and write about

Part 1. Description of the Child (Bullet points)

Describe the child you have chosen just as you see him/her. Include:

• General description (face, hair, clothing and approximate size)
• Why did you choose this child?

Part 2. Biosocial Domain (Outline format)

Include:

• Motor Skills (Large and small, coordination, activity level, endurance, proprioception (Body awareness), kinesthetic awareness (sensation of bodily position, presence, or movement) Is the child graceful and balanced in movement or gawky and unsure?

Choose one of the topics in the parenthesis to write about. You must include:

• A detailed example from your observation. Using your Raw Notes, provide a describe of what your observed the child doing.
• The definition of the topic and your source for the definition. You MUST use quotation marks when you copy the definition and a citation identifying the source.
• Citation: source of your definition.
• A detailed example from your observation. . Using your Raw Notes, provide a describe of what your observed the child doing.
• The definition of the topic and your source for the definition. You MUST use quotation marks when you copy the definition and a citation identifying the source.
• Citation: source of your definition.
• A detailed example from your observation. Using your Raw Notes, provide a describe of what your observed the child doing.
• The definition of the topic and your source for the definition. You MUST use quotation marks when you copy the definition and a citation identifying the source.
• Citation: source of your definition.
• A detailed example from your observation. Using your Raw Notes, provide a describe of what your observed the child doing.
• The definition of the topic and your source for the definition. You MUST use quotation marks when you copy the definition and a citation identifying the source.
• Citation: source of your definition.
• A detailed example from your observation. Using your Raw Notes, provide a describe of what your observed the child doing.
• The definition of the topic and your source for the definition. You MUST use quotation marks when you copy the definition and a citation identifying the source.
• Citation: source of your definition.
• A detailed example from your observation. Using your Raw Notes, provide a describe of what your observed the child doing.
• The definition of the topic and your source for the definition. You MUST use quotation marks when you copy the definition and a citation identifying the source.
• Citation: source of your definition.

Part 3. Cognitive Domain (Outline format)

Include:

• Evidence of Piaget’s Preoperational Thinking (centration, symbolic thinking, focus on appearance, egocentrism)

Choose one of the topics in the parenthesis to write about. You must include:

• Evidence of Vygotsky’s Theory (scaffolding, apprenticeship, Zone of Proximal Development, guided participation).

Choose one of the topics in the parenthesis to write about. You must include:

Part 4. Language Development (Outline format)

Include:

• Vocabulary (fast mapping, examples of vocabulary, word use)

Choose one of the topics in the parenthesis to write about. You must include:

Part 5. Social and Emotional Development (Outline format)

Include:

• Emotional Intelligence (Emotional Regulation, empathy, antipathy, prosocial, antisocial behaviors)

Choose one of the topics in the parenthesis to write about. You must include:

Part 6. Play (Outline format)

Include:

• Parten’s Stages of Play (Solitary, Onlooker, Parallel, Associative or Cooperative)

Choose one of the topics in the parenthesis to write about. You must include:

Part 7: Overall impression of the whole child (Bullet Points)

What was your overall impression of the child? Her skills, abilities and maturity?

What influences do you think have an impact on this child’s development?

What did you learn about child development from this observation?

Part 8: Raw notes.

Raw notes should be in T format, cover 33 minutes of observation, noting time and include evaluation notes and references in the right column. These should be very messy and reflect your original observation. They do not have to be grammatically correct, spelled right or even completely legible. You will need to scan your notes and upload them. If you are not able to scan your notes you can drop them off in my mailbox (do not drop off your paper in my mailbox. Only your notes.) PLEASE NOTE: Due stay at home orders. Your notes may be typed on a word document but they must follow T format. You may then attach your word pages to the end of your paper. For those that hand write their notes you can scan those pages or take pictures of them and upload them along with your paper.

Important!

• Your observations must be supported by the text and cited. Your goal is to determine where the child is developmentally based on information from your textbook.
• Be clear and detailed in your observations. For instance, it would not be adequate to say, “The child could roller skate.” Rather you should include detail to say, “The child was wobbly on roller skates. She would move one foot in front of the other in a walking motion with her arms extended out to her sides out to steady herself. After about 10 feet she fell down.”

Citations should be : Berger, Chapter, Page number