Child Observation Essay

well as having a calendar to celebrate student birthdays so as to not make any feel left out. Overall I enjoyed this observation because I related to it some with my past and I know if I had a teacher like her in my life, I may have developed differently in a more positive light. The reason why I want to be a teacher is to make a difference in children’s lives just like my observation teacher has done in her classroom and continues to do every

that learning may occur just by mere observation of one’s surrounding. This process of learning may be also referred to as informal learning. This way of learning has been in practice since the beginning of our civilisation as a method to pass on the wisdom of the elders to the younger generations in order to perform day to day tasks. Bandura on the other hand calls this form of learning as Observational Learning. 　　 　　This theory

it is just illogical and children these ages cannot perform while thinking about a larger perspective other than themselves; which also makes this so fascinating. In my research and observations, I focused on how children during this developmental stage act and not so much about the cognition and processing a child does to make them behave in these certain ways.The theories and ideas are steadily researched, but less rarely show examples ,that are representative of the population of children in

The purpose of the observation assignment is to conduct an observation of a site on the campus of a college or university to document student interaction. I chose to conduct observations on the campus of the University of Alabama (UA). The site used for the observation is the Ferguson Student Center, also known as “the Ferg.” According to the University of Alabama, the Ferguson Center is the heart is the University of Alabama’s campus. Being a native of Tuscaloosa, I knew the Ferguson Center has

since you are there, but they don’t know you, they really display their true self’s. This was my experience visiting a kinder garden in a local public school in the northwest part of Chicago. I arrived to the classroom at 12:30 p.m. for my observation , one girl caught my attention right away because she had a pink heavy sweater, even though was a hot day outside, and the air conditioner was not enough to cool off the classroom. One teacher was there for 17 children. I’m going to call the girl

Hipona Pontevedra, Capiz. With the cooperation of Mrs. Ditas T. Beldia, the School Directress, Mrs Ninfa Tumlos, the Principal, and two cooperating teacher, Teacher Ren and Teacher Marie I have attained my objectives throughout my observation period. Before I start my observation, I talked first the Principal of the said school for my intention and I’m glad that she gave me a chance and accommodated me well. She gave me an orientation

Cross-Cultural Observation: Macy’s Department Store In order to observe the interactions between individuals from different cultural background, my partner: Gina Nguyen and I went to the Macy’s department store, located downtown Boston. We selected this store because of the size and their reputation of having a diverse workforce. Gina and I started our observation at 3:30pm on Wednesday, October 24, 2012 and finished it at 4:20pm. We were observing the interactions between the coworkers, as

Observation notes On February 20, I observed an eight-month-old little girl named Genesis from the infant and toddler classroom at the child care center I work at. At 9:45 AM during outside time Genesis was sitting up playing with a bell. She was putting the bell in and out of her mouth and when she saw another toy she reaches for it and starts to hit it against the floor. At 10:00 Ms. Victoria (teacher) stands her up on her feet and Genesis holds herself up holding on to Ms. Victoria’s shirt so

of others. Children observe any influential models such as parents, teachers, siblings and peers around them. which connects to his theory about how a child is more likely to imitate those people it perceives as similar to itself like those of the same sex. Bandura’s theory describes the majority of what I observed when I went to Montgomery Child Care Association. I arrived there at 9:00 AM as the children were starting to enter the building. The classes were separated by names. The one I was in

What are the Child’s Strengths? Be specific with examples. Cassandra, the student I have been observing, demonstrated interpersonal (social) and intrapersonal skills and academic strengths. First, I recognize one of Cassandra’s social strengths was her ability to follow teacher directions. I observed three instances in which Cassandra demonstrated the ability to follow directions compared to her peers. For example, I notice students at three workstations ignoring the teacher directions to clean