WK 2 Application EDUC 4205

Week 2 Observation Worksheet

Before you begin, take a few minutes to consider the following:

· What is the purpose of this assignment? (to practice your observation skills and learn more about infant development)

· What does it mean to be an effective observer?

· What are you here to observe? (one child and his/her four major areas of development)

· Why it is important to refrain from making assumptions or judgments during this or any other observation assignment?

Note: For this activity, you will choose between two different methods of gathering information: 1) Running Record or 2) Anecdotal Record.

Instructions

Please choose ONE of the following methods and use the associated sheets that follow to complete your Week 2 Observation:

· Conduct two Running Records of at least 10 minutes each

· Conduct three Anecdotal Records

RUNNING RECORD #1

Context	Observations (behavioral descriptions of what you see and hear)	Analysis/Interpretations/Questions related to specific areas of development (physical, social, emotional, and cognitive/language)

RUNNING RECORD #2

Context	Observations (behavioral descriptions of what you see and hear)	Analysis/Interpretations/Questions related to specific areas of development (physical, social, emotional, and cognitive/language)

ANECDOTAL RECORD #1

Observer’s name:

Setting:

Age of child:

Date:

What actually happened/What I saw:

Reflections/Interpretation/Questions based on areas of development (physical, social, emotional, cognitive/language):

Observer’s name:

Setting:

Age of child:

Date:

What actually happened/What I saw:

Reflections/Interpretation/Questions based on areas of development (physical, social, emotional, cognitive/language):

ANECDOTAL RECORD #2

Observer’s name:

Setting:

Age of child:

Date:

What actually happened/What I saw based on areas of development (physical, social, emotional, cognitive/language):

Reflections/Interpretation/Questions:

Observer’s name:

Setting:

Age of child:

Date:

What actually happened/What I saw based on areas of development (physical, social, emotional, cognitive/language):

Reflections/Interpretation/Questions:

ANECDOTAL RECORD #3

Observer’s name:

Setting:

Age of child:

Date:

What actually happened/What I saw based on areas of development (physical, social, emotional, cognitive/language):

Reflections/Interpretation/Questions:

Observer’s name:

Setting:

Age of child:

Date:

What actually happened/What I saw based on areas of development (physical, social, emotional, cognitive/language):

Reflections/Interpretation/Questions: