FRHD 3180 Chapter 1: Unit I
17 Apr 2016
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Unit 1: an introduction to the skills of observation. Take account of the: interactions between individuals, outcomes of interactions, physical setting, nature of the tasks involved. Observation process allows us to obtain essential information for drawing inferences and making decisions with varying degrees of validity. Controversy focuses on children"s needs, effective strategies for accomplishing educational and developmental goals for individual children, the advantages if varying programs and curricula, and alternative systems for providing services. Provide a systematic approach for observing in learning environment. Must be aware of the distorting in uences of subjective feelings and intuitive reactions on the observation process: typical observations tend to re ect individual and egocentric frames of reference. Key features of skilled observation are detailed, including de ning the observation question and setting, labelling and categorizing observations, sampling and recording observations over time, and making reliable and valid observations.
