Observational Learning Experience

As a licensed family child care provider the opportunity to leave my learning environment to observe in another center is problematic due to licensing regulations. This observation took place in my own program which is licensed for eight children, currently varying in ages from 19 months of age to five years of age and has a four star bright star rating. At any given time there are always two teacher assistants on staff. I currently have four part-time assistants that work in the learning environment. As there are eight children enrolled each day the ratio must be a 2:8 ratio, therefore I must be included as part of the ratio. This does not allow me the privilege to leave my program, but it allows me to survey my teaching assistants to observe in a more objective way to collect data regarding this assignment. I asked each of them to review the questions that I was to answer and I compared them to my own data. Through this process I was able to gather information and see through a different lens. The following paragraphs will summarize what was observed and documented in Learning Lane Early Learning Program.

This observation was done in home setting were Maya was doing her daily morning activities. She dumped the clothes from the hamper on the floor and began to separate the clothes into light and dark colors. She picked up three or four articles of light clothing at a time and put them in the washer. She then moved all the dark clothes with her foot into the corner of the laundry room. She walked at a fast pace out of the laundry room to a storage closet and took out a vacuum. She took the vacuum to the master bedroom, set it by the door and went to make the bed. She first pulled off all of the pillows and blankets off on to the floor. She then fixed the fitted sheet and then the one on top of that. She went back and forth from one side to another

from Waukesha, Wisconsin, were arrested for luring a classmate into the woods after a sleepover and stabbing her nineteen times. When asked why did they do it, they stated it was because of Slender man made them, a fictional supernatural character that originated as an Internet meme created by Something Awful forums user Eric Knudsen in 2009(1). They stated killing their friend was the only way to win his approval, that if they did not, he will harm them and their families. Weier and Geyser are being charged as adults and may face up to 65 years in prison. The stabbing resulted in a debate on the role of video games and the internet in society and its impact on children.

Participant observation has been a favorite tool used to study many types of behavioral patterns. When talking of the participant observation we have to refer to the variety of different methods that researchers use in their data collection. According to this unit the demise of the funded “golden age of criminal justice research” (Hagan, 2010), researchers mat return the qualitative methods and people oriented in the example used in this unit Chicago School style research. An example of the qualitative strategy approach would be police investigators, who gather information from offenders by interviewing them and then using the best way to solve the problem at hand. One disadvantage to this method of collecting data would be that this way is

Having worked with students who possess behavior concerns, I had a good foundation to transition into Golden Oaks. Having started to work with my students, I have become aware of the different knowledge and supports needed to best support my students which is something that is challenge. Likewise, with every student having a very detailed and tailored behavior intervention plan, I need to know each plan when interacting with the students to run them correctly. Taking on this challenge, I have found myself continuously reviewing behavior plans and self-reflecting on my interactions with students, especially when dealing with students in times of crisis.

Most child care providers understand the role of observation in early childhood education. Observation is often seen as one of the most simple, yet effective methods of assessing young children as they develop.For a child care provider or educator, observing a child begins with noting how each child behaves, learns, reacts to new situations and interacts with others. Later, you reflect on this information and determine how it can help you improve your classroom to meet the needs of your young learners.Observing the children in your care can help you to better understand the strengths and weakness of each individual child. Your observations can then guide your programming and help you make adjustments to your care environment to improve a child’s behavior and facilitate learning. Also, regular observation and careful analysis of their behaviors and personality traits can help you build a stronger

In reviewing the learning objectives for these particular courses, I believe I can demonstrate I have exceeded all the expectations drawing on my professional career spanning over 17 years in a variety of settings as a Child and Youth Worker, various courses and workshops I have attended, in addition to the Child and Youth Worker Diploma I received at George Brown College in 2000, you will note on my transcript that I have already completed some of the courses above.

All studies possess case definitions and epidemiologists build on that to find information about populations with such cases. These cases are described and analysed accordingly. To identify the causes of the case, the epidemiologists compares the rate of the situations in an affected population to a deserving category of individuals (Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012). Hence, my work will analyse your observational report and compare it to mine at some points.

Every weekend my 4 year old son goes to his grandparents’ house on his father’s side of the family. He really looks up to his grandfather because his real father is in Argentina so he looks at his grandpa as his “papa” but when he comes back home from their house he is a completely different person. He no longer uses the words please and thank you, he says the F word constantly, and he does not share anything with anyone especially snacks with his little brother. His grandfather tends to swear too much and this favorite word to say is “fuck”, he does not say please or thank you and I know this because we lived with them for months, and he never shares anything with my son even if he asks for a bite of his food he will always say no and give him his own plate or snack.

I believe that observational learning is a very practical way for children; since as we know, children learn to see the adults that surround them, as well as they can learn from the other children who occupy their same environment. Therefore, knowing the environment surrounding the child (parents, teachers, nurses, etc., as well as school or playmates) allows to predict the behavior of the child. The most common problem with this method of learning is that it can be positive for psychological, biological, social and socioeconomic development, giving him/her a healthy life. However, sometimes this type of learning can be negative and therefore makes the child develop in an appropriate way such as psychologically, biologically and socially. Hence,

The following essay provides the reader with a cursory understanding of observational learning and how it may be implemented within the classroom. The paper first explores a workable definition of observational learning primarily through the concept of modeling and vicarious learning. The second part discusses the roles of the teacher and environment. The paper then discusses how observational learning may be used to teach positive attitudes and effective thinking skills, also achieved through vicarious learning. “Scaffolding”, a learning strategy that utilizes observational and vicarious learning is explored in the last section of this paper.

The topic that I chose for this week is observational learning. Observational learning is learning by others and imitating their behavior (Griggs, 2009, p. xx). Observational learning can help us when we want to learn how to play sports, drive a car, or even learn to write letters. There are numerous things we can acquire through observational learning. Many of us watched our mother and grandmother bake, or even just cook when we were younger. We picked up many of the things that they did, this is another example of observational learning.

For my observational assignment I chose the first option which was to observe children or adolescents. The two children that I observed were about three years old. It was one male and one female. The children were playing with each other in a play area at a shopping mall. The two children would spend a few minutes engaged in the same activity, but then would break up to play individually.

Observational learning is when learning happens by observing other people’s actions. Observational learning involves cognitive processes such as attention, motor skills, motivation, and memory. For observational learning to take place the person who is observing the behavior needs to be paying attention to it in order to learn it. Another important part of observational learning is being able to remember the behavior that you saw, so you can repeat it. As well as being able to remember the behavior the person also needs to be able to perform the behavior for observational learning to occur. Motivation plays a role in observational learning because you have to want to do the action for a reason. All these things are important in

Basketball is a way of life for several individuals; it actually would be a “crime” to assume that this sport only matters to a few sets of people. Keeping this in mind, the saying, “Ball is Life” must immediately come to mind since it describes the seriousness of the sport to those active within its realm. It is the highly competitive nature that draws individuals to the sport. Competitiveness and the desire to acquire professional level skill is what brings the young students to Bracy’s Basketball Skill Clinic in Vallejo, CA. Under the tutelage of Brandon Bracy, varying aged young boys are taught basketball skills, from the basics all the way to fine tuning for college level play. What I witnessed within this learning environment is a