Observation Essay

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION INTRODUCTION On September 12, 2008, I observed two people; Person A and Person B. The observation took place at Applebee’s, a local restaurant, beginning at 7:21 p.m. and ending observation at 8:06 p.m. I was serving their table for the evening, enabling myself to observe them closely. The restaurant had died down from the dinner rush, leaving them one of three tables in the smoking section, normally filled with eight. Along with the outside light fading, the lighting

For my direct observation paper, I decided to write about the Social Learning Theory, proposed by Albert Bandura. This theory asserts that learning is a cognitive process that takes place in a social context and can occur purely through observation or direct instruction, even in the absence of motor reproduction or direct reinforcement. I observed two young, caucasian boys at a shopping mall. The purpose of this paper is to use the course material from my PSY 335 course and applicate it to the real

I did my first day’s observation in Saint Mark School located in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. It is a faith-based school, running programs from nursery to 8th grade. I entered into the nursery classroom. In this classroom, most children age from 3 to 4, but a few of them are turning to 3. The children turning to 3 still stay in the nursery program in the upcoming semester. Most children are going to UPK. There are twenty-seven children , one headteacher and one teacher aid. The four walls of the classroom

Introduction The child I observed is in the third grade, she knew of me from the previous time I had visited to do my other observation. Her name is Mahren, she is eight years old, and as reported from her teacher she is slightly above the average student when it comes to academics. The setting I observed her in was loud and full of other students. I reminded the other students in the surrounding area to keep quiet and not help Mahren. I had a child video tape the interaction between Mahren and I

Naturalistic Observation Naturalistic observation involves recording subjects' naturally occurring behavior while they are in their natural environment. This experiment revolves around this type of observation. Specifically, it involves the observation of the various human dyads (male-female, male-male, female-female,) social interaction, within in a public environment. Focal points of observation included conversation space (distance between individuals heads,), and body language.

For my project, I decided to observe the Lloyd Hall particularly where the dining is located at, Stewart’s Corner. The observations that occurred wherein a span of one hour blocks, one from 8:40 am – 9:40 am, another at 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, and the last one at 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm all on February 19, 2018. Within the seating area, the dominant traces were tables and chairs to sit, eat, talk, and possibly work on any assignments. Computers lined up on a divider, next to one of the registers. On the walls

investigate, he means observation. It is only in the process of observation that we can learn the reality of what is. In the innocence of simple observation there can be no judgement or holding to anything that is seen. In pure observation which Krishnamurti also terms as “choiceless awareness” (Beyond Myth and Tradition Series 1997) he suggests that when we have brought the past into the now and the end of that past is

In this paper I will discuss an interview that was done with a pre-k teacher. I will also focus on the observation in which I observed regarding the program, environment, teacher guidance and classroom interactions. The interview and observation took place for forty minutes. While observing I was able to the creative curriculum. On July 18, 2016 at 9:15am I walked in Mrs. Preston Pre-K classroom. She teaches at little People daycare center. Mrs. P’s class has a mixture of four and five year olds

During the first observation she stayed focused on the pictures of the animals in the story book as the teacher read the story and asked the children to identify the names of the animals. The child even showed great signs of communication and language development because she was able to identify the animals during story time. The second observation shows that the child displayed great signs of attentiveness by paying close attention

Dan Hicks, he showed us the facility and gave us an overview of all programs offered at the school. Before this observation I did not know that culinary was a program offered at an area tech center. During my observation I used the domains of the Danielson Framework for teaching observation. I also learned many new ideas and I plan to apply them to my future classroom. For this observation I specifically observed for domains 2c: Managing Classroom Procedures and 2e: Organizing Physical Space. For