Participant Observation Essay

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

The Effect of the Size of a Superworm Introduction: For this experiment we were given superworms to experiment on. It was up to use students to decide what experiment we were going to perform on the worms. My group and I decided that we were going to observe how the size of the worms would affect how they reacted towards natural objects such as: sticks, rocks, leaves, mulch, and a pinecone vs an artificial object such as a straw. While doing this experiment, we observed the independent variable,

J.R. The Boy that Enjoyed to Learn My observation was at Lincoln Elementary School, located at 221 Cross Street, Harrison, New Jersey. I observed an atypical child in the Kindergarten Inclusion Classroom, in which had a teacher aide Collen Sawyer, a general teacher, and a teacher aide assistant. The classroom has seven students with special needs participating in a Least Restrictive Environment with 14 students without disabilities. The classroom was ample with reading area, dramatic area, science

that the child produced the same behavior and been rewarded for it. Similarly, vicarious punishment is possible where the child observes a model being punished for a behavior thus the child is less likely to produce the behavior because of this observation. This kind of reinforcement creates a chain of thought for the The presence of such reinforcement stimulate the reward centers of our brain that triggers and motivates us into actually impersonate the

Apologies are very important and quite powerful in societies. People vary in how they view apologies, specifically, children compared to adults. Children and adults are very different considering their emotional development and it plays a large role in how they view apologies. Previous research on apologies targeted adults, so there is not much known on how children view them. This is why Smith, Chen, and Harris (2010) conducted a study focusing on how children view apologies on an emotional level

1. Context/ Introduction: For my third observation, on Monday October 17th, I returned back to the Kean University Child Care Center. Just like my second observation I came for my observation for the hour of 10:30-11:30 am. This time in the classroom there was four teacher aides and the teacher Ms. Kierah. When I walked into the classroom I was surprised when one of the teacher aides told me that Ethan has a lot of energy in class that day. She explained that Ethan had a lot of energy that his listening

five-year-old nephew Richard Tafoya. Furthermore, the interactive methods utilized throughout my observations will include: games, test of conservations, interviews, and cognitive assessments. This paper will indicate which physical actions were observed, verbal statements given, and what activity the child was doing in relation to one or more of the various theories of development. My first observations of Richard began with an interview. I asked Richard a series of questions, of which the following

Senter (2006) hypothesized that sauropods’ necks were for sexual selection. Senter (2006) studied a similar animal to reach this hypothesis. Senter (2006) studied giraffes’ behaviors and characteristics because of their similarity to sauropods. Previous research on giraffes suggested that their necks were primarily for sexual selection. The characteristics that suggest that sauropods’ and giraffes’ necks were used for sexual selection include; trait dominance in one gender over another, survival

During the process of my government observation project, I have evaluated several of government related areas within the city of Roseville California. These areas that I went to observe are named by the following: 311 Vernon St in the council camber, 1750 Cirby Way by Oakmont High, and 18010 Justice Center Drive, #170. For my first interaction of experiencing government was on Wednesday August 17 at 311 Vernon St within the Council Camber, were the Roseville city council meeting was held. Once

Observation 6 My observation was during outdoor play time at Child Development Center in Milpitas. There are 40 children ages from three to five and four staff when children. In the play yard has two playground equipment. The bigger play set has swings and climbing. Each staff cover and supervise different areas in the playground. I see children are playing in groups. Children run outside and grouping themselves. There are six boys and one girl run toward the bikes and each grabs a tricycle.