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Observation Observation and and
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Observation Observation and and
DocumentationDocumentationDr. Maggie McGuireDr. Maggie McGuire
[email protected]@drmaggiemcguire.com
© Dr. Maggie McGuire 2011
How Children Learn…
Through active learningBy doing things over and over and
overThrough their sensesBy making mistakes and trying a
difference approach
© Dr. Maggie McGuire 2011
How Children Learn…
Through modelingThrough materials and people
relevant to their life experiencesThrough a variety of experiences
© Dr. Maggie McGuire 2011
Getting The Most From Assessment
Tie assessment to your goals Link assessment to lesson planning Group and analyze the assessment
results for all the children in your group(program)
Use individual results to plan for each child
Set new goals
© Dr. Maggie McGuire 2011
Purpose of Observations
To determine the cognitive, linguistic, social, emotional, and physical development of children.
To identify children’s interests and learning styles
To plan To meet the needs of
individual children To determine progress To provide information
to parents To provide self insight
© Dr. Maggie McGuire 2011
Steps for Conducting Observations
Step 1Plan for observation
Step 2Conduct the Observation
Step 3Interpret the data
Step 4Implement the data
© Dr. Maggie McGuire 2011
Five Minute Observation
• Select a child and observe them.• At one minute, write down exactly what they are
doing.• At two minutes, write down exactly what they are
doing.• At three minutes, write down exactly what they
are doing.• At four minutes, write down exactly what they are
doing.• At five minutes, write down exactly what they
are doing.
© Dr. Maggie McGuire 2011
Five Minute Observation
+ -• Gives a quick snapshot
of what the child is doing
• Addresses a specific child
• Can be adjusted for any type of observation- skill or behavior
• While you are doing this, who is interacting with everyone else?
• Difficult to get to every child
© Dr. Maggie McGuire 2011
Advantages of Portfolios
1. Celebrates growth over time
2. Happens in a natural setting
3. Helps with planning
4. Focuses on what is right about a child
5. Gives children an opportunity to be a part of the assessment process.
6. Shares information with others.
© Dr. Maggie McGuire 2011
What Should Be In A Portfolio?
Family Information– Family
questionnaires– Parent’s comments– Conference notes
Screening Tests
Developmental Scales
Interviews– Audio tape
recordings– Video tape
recordings
© Dr. Maggie McGuire 2011
What Should Be In A Portfolio?
Work Sampling– Copies of charts and
graphs– Child’s scribbling or
writing– Child’s painting– Photographs– Stories that have
been dictated– projects
Anecdotal Records- just the facts
- everything must have the child’s name and the date on it
© Dr. Maggie McGuire 2011
Checklists+ -
• Quick• Standardized• Clearly displayed
• Little room to write• Skills are assessed
in isolation• Difficult for others to
interpret• Limited areas to be
assessed
© Dr. Maggie McGuire 2011
