Review a licensed child care facility or an elementary school setting and observe child behavior.
Behavioral Observations
Assignment Description: You will need to go to a licensed child care facility or an elementary school setting and observe child behavior. The length of your observation is dependent on what you observe. The time should be a minimum of 30 minutes. Your observation needs to include some type of conflict and the resolution of the conflict. You will submit to me three items: Typed Running Record (at least 30 minutes in length), written review of your observation – include items from rubric, copy of the rubric.
Assignment Rubric:
| Behavioral Observation – Attach this rubric to your assignment Students will complete two observations of a young child (age 2-7) engaged in a conflict situation (25 points each observation). Both the handwritten running record completed at the time of the observation as well as a typed version of the running record must be included to receive credit for this assignment. Observations without both versions of the running record will earn 0 points. | ||
| Possible Points | Points earned: | Quality of review |
| 3 points | Running Record of your observation: The written record of what you actually observed the child doing during the time prior to, during, and immediately following the conflict. | |
| 5 points | Descriptions: Student clearly and completely describes each of the following: 1. Setting (classroom, daycare, preschool – must provide address, teacher name and time of observations) 2. The ages present and group dynamics 3. Brief summary of environment 4. Activities in room at the time of conflict 5. Response of other children/adults | |
| 17 points | Evaluation and Reflection of the observation: (17 pts. total) Student identifies the method of intervention utilized (1 point).Student discusses the seven key guidance practices as they are related to the observation. (14 points).The teacher acts as a professional, not a technicianThe teacher builds positive teacher-child relations.The teacher reduces the need for mistaken behavior.The teacher takes a solution-orientation to conflicts.The teacher aspires to liberation teaching.The teacher uses effective cross-cultural communication.The teacher works for family-teacher partnerships. Student evaluates the effectiveness of the intervention method (2 points). | |
| Total Pts. Poss. 25 | Your Points earned: | Comments: |
