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Application: Observing Middle Childhood (Children 7-11 Years Old)
Pause for a moment, and reflect on the title of Weeks 7 and 8, "Profound New Directions: Middle Childhood (7-11 Years Old)." When you were in elementary school, did you have a sense of exploring "profound new directions?" Were you like the child described on pages 396-397 of your Berger textbook, perhaps lonely and isolated from the other children? Or can you identify more closely with the child in the middle of the picture on page 376, in an intimate huddle with other children, laughing, sharing a humorous moment? Has anything you learned about children during middle childhood surprised you? And what are you looking forward to as you prepare for your third observation?
Just as in previous weeks, open your heart and mind when you observe 7-11-year-old children, and let the children be your guide into their world.
Review, the following documents to complete your assignment (Note: These same documents will be provided in each week that you are required to conduct an observation.):
OBSERVATION INSTRUCTIONS
For each observation you participate in, you will complete an Observation Worksheet. This worksheet is divided into three parts. The following instructions will guide you through the assignment.
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Part 1: Running Record of One Child
As part of your observation, you will complete a Running Record. This type of documentation, of your observation, involves recording a detailed description of events or behaviors in a real-time sequence.
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Note: Record both your "Quick Notes," your complete "Write Up," as well as an example of the interplay between developmental domains on your Observation Worksheet.
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Part 2: Running Record of One Area of Development
For this part of the assignment, you will observe all children but focus on only one area of development, such as those you pinpointed for your Child Development Chart (e.g., the use of tools or objects, verbal communication, or social interactions between children).
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Part 3: Personal Reflection
The purpose of this segment is to analyze your observation experience from a personal point of view. This portion of your assignment should be 1- to 2-pages in length. Use APA format. See the last bullet: You need to cite your sources as in-text citations in APA format, and you need a reference list at the end of your document. When you do the Personal Reflection for Part 3, you could type directly in the square or you could type below the square. You are only allowed one submission in Turnitin—so you must do all of the work as one submission.
It is easier to do the Reflection if you type under the square--because APA format is required. Use the following questions to guide your thinking.
OBSERVATION WORKSHEET
GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Age range: |
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Type of setting (e.g., family child care; center-based program): |
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Name of principal caregiver: |
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Contact phone for principal caregiver: |
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Number of caregivers for the "room" in which you observe: |
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Number of children in that "room": |
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Date/time of observation: |
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PART 1: RUNNING RECORD FOR ONE CHILD QUICK NOTES: WRITE-UP: EXAMPLE OF INTERPLAY OF DOMAINS: Â |
 PART 2: RUNNING RECORD FOR ONE DEVELOPMENTAL INSTANCE  QUICK NOTES: WRITE-UP:   |
PART 3: PERSONAL REFLECTION
For help in writing the Reflection: Please refer to the Guiding Questions in Part 3 Personal Reflection on the Observation Instructions document in the Application area. Please write under the square that is called "Part 3: Personal Reflection." It is easier to do the Reflection if you type under the square so that you are able to write with graduate-level writing requirements of fully-developed paragraphs. Please indent the paragraphs and double space.   |
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