Observation #3
Early Childhood 3-5 years
For information during this time period you will be jumping between the infancy chapters as well as the Early Childhood chapters depending on the age of the child you are observing. Make sure you information is accurate for the age of the child.
Introduction:
Where you are, who you are observing, and what is happening around you. Briefly give a description of the setting and the child. This should be no more than 3 or 4 sentences.
Part 1 Each observation session
For each observation session list the date and time frame of the observation, where you are, who you are observing, and what is happening around you. Briefly give a description of the setting and the child (if you provided this during the first session you do not need to do this again). Each section should be no more than 3 or 4 sentences. *See paper format for examples
**During the course of the observation complete Piaget’s conservation experiment. You can complete with checkers, graham crackers, juice…be creative!!!!! Make sure that you are familiar with the concept of conservation so you can best understand exactly what you are seeing.
If you are observing in a center which does not allow interaction with the child answer this question by assuming (based on their age and Piaget’s theory) how you would EXPECT them to perform on the task.
In addition to observing the child, you can interact with the child in order to get more information that may not be easy to see. Some suggestions for things to do:
Give the child a crayon and paper and ask them to draw you a picture
Ask the child to tell you about a past event (Christmas, a birthday party, a family trip)
Part 2 (Remember to clearly label the beginning of this section)
Answer the questions below. Use the behavior you observed to provide support for your answers (this means that you need to restate the behavior that you observed within the context of the question this includes the responses to the experiment). Be sure to give complete answers and examples from your observation to back them up. Refer to chapters on Early Childhood development for specific information on the concepts. If you observe behavior that is mentioned in the book but is not part of the questions below, please include it as well.
What gross and fine motor skills did you observe? Use the behavior you observed to provide support for your answers. (discuss both of these abilities and examples of BOTH of the abilities)
Does this child show preoperational thought?
Give examples of at least TWO of the following concepts you observed ***You MUST do Piaget’s experiments to answer this question, if you do not complete the experiment you will not receive points for the question*******: (Describe the results of the experiment in this question. Remember that if the child development center you are observing at does not allow you to complete the experiment describe how you would expect the child to respond based on their age.)
Centration
Irreversibility
conservation
Does the child seem to be developing typically in the cognitive area? (Remember this is where you cite information from the text, you do not KNOW they are developing typically because that’s what your kid, or neighbor or niece or nephew did. You know because of what you are studying.)
Give examples of at least TWO of the following concepts you observed. Does the child seem to be developing typically in the cognitive area? (Remember this is where you cite information from the text or other sources. You do not KNOW they are developing typically because that’s what your kid, or neighbor or niece or nephew did. You know because of what you are studying)
Symbolic thought
Egocentrism (The three-mountain task in Figure 9.1 illustrates this principal well)
Transductive reasoning/transduction
Animism
Using the information provided in the text as well as supplemental information provided asses the child’s theory of mind. This can be done by replicating the experiment discussed in the text or in the provided videos.
Is the child’s theory of mind typical for their chronological age? How do you know this? (CITE how you know this)
Describe the child’s vocabulary and understanding of grammar by providing examples of AT LEAST TWO of the concepts listed below. For each concept discussed you must:
Give examples from the child’s language. (Discuss through examples of the vocabulary used by the child. Even 2 year olds have some vocabulary. If you did not hear any….observe longer)
Answer if the concept is considered typical development for their chronological age? (remember this is where you cite information from the text, you do not KNOW they are developing typically because that’s what your kid, or neighbor or niece or nephew did. You know because of what you are studying.)
Fast mapping
Overregularization
Pragmatism
Give examples of pro-social behavior observed. Use specific examples of pro-social behavior as discussed in our text book. (Make sure you correctly understand the definition of pro-social play as defined by our text book)
Observe the child playing.
Using Piaget’s discussion of “kinds of play”. Identify what type of play you observed. Why did you choose this?
Using Parten’s categories of Play, identify what types of play you observed. Why did you choose this?
Was the child’s play gender-related? (why do you think the play was gender related, use examples from your observation)
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