Using Observational Evidence
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Documenting Children’s Learning
Documenting Childrens Learning Due to the Pandemic
Taneisha Watson
Fayetteville Technical Community College
22 March 2021
Documenting Children Learning Due to the Pandemic
Childs Name: Alvin P
Date and Time: March 19, 2021, 9:00am
Learning Centre: Playgroup
Observed Behaviors
Alvin P, who is 3 years and 5 months old, is teaching himself how to color, Alvin spends 30 minutes comparing colors from his textbook, and by picking his crayons, he was able to use the exact colors on his exercise book. He differentiated these colors; for example, he can identify blue from red, and he was able to tell his friend, "James, this is the color red, and this is the color blue". That was a physical domain. About 10;00 am, Alvin goes outside of the classroom to play a football game with James; Alvin hits the ball with his leg and tells James, " catch the ball James," after 5 minutes of playing, they get distracted by Skyla, who is running after John. Skyla is his classmate, so Alvin says to her, "I will help you catch him" she laughs, indicating she agrees. They run after him after a 1-minute run, a teacher passes by and tells them not to run too fast or they might get hurt, Alvin replies, "yes, teacher," that is a social domain since he can interact with his friends and respond to a teacher. Alvin says to his friends," let us play the ball" his friends join in, and they continue playing until the bell rang at around 10:30 am and he went back to the classroom in the school when the teacher greets them with a good morning greeting, Alvin can answer back "good morning teacher". The teacher assigns them to recognize some numbers written on the blackboard, and Alvin cannot remember most of them, and he says to his teacher, " I don't know what that number is" his teacher reassures him not to worry and tries to teach him again. Alvin can interact with his teacher, and that is a cognitive domain.
Thoughts That Guided the Observation
1. Was Alvin interested in what he was doing?
2. What was the amount of energy that he used?
3. Is he a happy child?
4. Is Alvin a social child?
5. Can he ask an elder for help?
Observations
Alvin was interested in the coloring work he was doing because he could concentrate on his books for more than 30 minutes, even if he got distracted from time to time. The amount of energy he used was average since he can perform other activities; for example, he can play football and still run around. He was a happy child and a social one; when he played football, he enjoyed it, and the interactions with his friend show a very social kid. How he interacts with his teacher inside and out of the classroom shows that he can ask for help from an elder. Alvin can handle day-to-day activities, from social to physical interactions. He is a child with a great social life and also a happy one; this shows that his childhood is great.
Questions on the Target Child
I. What are his interactions with his parents?
II. Is he eager to meet them after school.
III. What type of food does he enjoy?
IV. Does he share the daily activities with his parents?
V. Does he try new things on his own?