Small Group Observation Paper

Through observations, many thoughts can be running through our minds at what we observe. Some of our thoughts can be good and/or bad because we unconsciously generate particular thoughts based on personal experiences, stereotypes, biases, etc. A couple of days ago, I observed some students that were sitting around me in the library. I observed various students over the course of 4 to 5 hours because I was also working on homework for other classes as well. Before and after my classes I go to the 4th floor in the library, on the individual desks to eat work on homework, and study for my classes. It’s become my second home.

Reading is a means of language acquisition, of communication, and of sharing information which is essential in being a productive member of society. If and when a student missed an opportunity to learn the skills necessary for reading, it’s has a profound impact on their lives. As educators we realize that teaching all children to read requires that every child receive excellent reading instruction. We are also aware that children, who are struggling with reading must receive

Five hundred sixty five students ranging from grade 7 to grade 11 took part in this study. All students enrolled in an

Carina: I observed a small group of four girls around the ages of 16-19 who were all getting burritos at Chipotle. They were still wearing their volleyball outfits and clearly belonged to a group of teenage athletes. They all seemed to be friends as they were laughing and talking loudly with one another. Their visit at Chipotle seemed to be some kind of social experience for them, much more so than just going there for nutrition. When ordering they asked each other: “what are you getting”, which showed that they valued each other’s food recommendation. The girl who asked her friend that question decided to order the same food as her friend. This shows the interdependence and great influence within the group.

in this picture i took a group selfie at work. my manager drew, the man in the orange, is looking at the camera. he is wearing an orange shirt, has his glasses on. has a look on his face as if to say “storm what are you doing?” one of my best friends jasmine is also in this picture. she goes to school with me. she has a smile on her face because i had just cracked a joke. i seem to always make the crew members laugh. she is weariing her mcdonald's visor / hat. has on the mcdonalds uniform and is looking at me all smiles. Erika, the woman in the picture with purple gauges is about 8 months pregnant. she is having a baby boy and she is rubbing her tummy, her son was kicking, her belly was moving in the way his foot was. she seemed to be in alot

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present. Most come for the free pizza. It sounds funny, but it is true. I pay attention

I am currently on our school-wide data team that uses data to find trends within our school population. One trend that became readily apparent to our team this year was that our move-in students were underperforming and that there were large gaps in their data due to the late entry into our building. Therefore, I wanted to delve deeper into this idea of mobility and how it impacts test results. I specifically wanted to look at this across the three middle schools in my district, Gahanna Jefferson Public Schools, because the three districts differ in student populations. I was not surprised by the results but rather reaffirmed in my thinking. I first wanted to see if certain schools would have higher mobility rates than others so I did a comparison of three years to see the percentage of students who were in the

In July, on two consecutive days, I attended two group sessions for two and three year-old children that took place at the libraries in various parts of San Antonio. The library setting of these groups additionally emphasized the importance of early literacy through a series of interactive and entertaining activities. The goal of these sessions was to offer a great variety of educational and entertaining activities to encourage development through play and learning through sensory stimulation, storytelling, and movement.

In the article, the authors stress the importance of literacy education in the early years. In fact, it is noted that pre-school years are critical to the development of early literacy skills that will lay the foundation for future reading skills and help present problems from developing (Gischlar &

The specific population chosen for this experiment were the male Year 11 students and a sample of 30

Many Sociologist believe that studying deviant behavior can be exciting, rewarding, and fun. However, the study of deviance can also be stressful, difficult and filled with difficulties that can be extremely challenging. There are many ways to research and study deviant behavior whether it be in covert or overt observation strategies. Covert observation is referred to as the study in which the researcher observes a social group and does not let the subjects know they are being studied (Inderbitzin, Bates, & Gainey, 2016, p. 575). Overt observation refers to public observation in which the researcher makes the social group aware that they are being observed and the researcher participates in the behavior (Inderbitzin, Bates, & Gainey, 2016, p. 577).

As soon as we get off the bus, all eyes are on us. The combination of our cleanest seersucker brown and white shirts and brown pants down to our knees mixed with the greasy hair and big smiles act as a target for all wandering eyes. Our counselors tell us to mind the time and to be back at 1:00, and then we are free. Separating into small groups we find a partner and, walking as fast as our legs will allow, race off to the stands we have waited to see for 3 weeks. Some girls stay on the side of the road they came out of the bus on, wanting to explore and see what stands at the Hebron Fair they might discover, but the rest of the group walks in the other direction and begin to cross the road. We share small smiles as we walk toward the two

Our sample was the 12th grade SL Psychology class of Mr.George, which had a total of 17 participants - 14 girls and 3 boys. All participants were given the same materials, instructions, and stop and starting times.

Procedure: Standard data collection procedure was followed in this study where the participants were briefed about the general purpose of the study. At first, the researcher went to the school and took the formal permission to the school authority as well as some teachers who were included in this procedure. Then they said to the teachers to select some students, who were well known by the teachers for evaluating these