Child Observation

Which of the following is an objective statement?

• The children wanted to give his teacher a gift.

• The child enjoyed spending time with the teacher.

• The child was happy to see the teacher.

• The child ran into the room and gave the teacher a hug.

This is a written record of what children do..

• Running record

• Developmental checklist

• Frequency count

• Anecdotal Observation

When writing an observation..

• Use subjective language

• Use direct quotes

• Make value judgements

• Wait to write down your observations so that you have time to think about it.

Which of the following is an example of a subjective word?

• Yawned

• Jumped

• Grabbed

• Excited

The observation method allows you to look for specific tasks and mark off the task the child can do.

• Frequency Count

• Running record

• Developmental checklist

• Anecdotal

This observation method uses tally marks to record a certain behavior.

• Frequency count

• Developmental checklist

• Anecdotal

• Running record

If an observation is concise, it uses short and simple phrases.

• True

• False

Which is an objective word?

• Fact

• Opinion

What's benefit of keeping observation objective?

• Stays neutral

• Shows the emotions of the daycare provider

• involves the emotions of the parent

Pick the subjective statement.

• Susie was frustrated, therefore she hit Bob.

• Susie hit Bob.

• Bob was hit by Susie in the block area.