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ericka1

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Below are several problems in observing and recording. Create a solution for each.
  a.
  It is hard to find time to observe.
  b.
  Data are unreliable and full of biases and judgments.
  c.
  Children are suspicious and self-conscious.
  d.
  Privacy and confidentiality are compromised.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Read the following passage and list the biases:
  Spencer has been in a bad mood all day. When he came in, he cried as his mother took off his coat, and he was crabby when she left. He started in the block corner, where he didnt like the way the kids were building, and kicked over Emilys tower. When I took him aside, he tried to bite me on the handI guess he doesnt want to be corrected because hes in a bad mood and is crabby.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER:
Problems and solutions in observing and recording are:
a.
Reschedule the day to include choice or free play time, and assign one adult the job of observing and recording (filling in as needed in urgent or emergency situations).
b.
Have teachers compare notes and see biases revealed; have staff take observation courses; have more than one adult record an incident or behavior to compare what is seen.
c.
Be more unobtrusive with your observing and recording; consider watching without note-taking for some time; talk to children about note-taking without revealing the contents of the notes.
d.
Address the problem directly; establish policies and procedures for confidentiality, and publish them for staff and parents; if the issue is staff talking about their observations inappropriately, talk to each person and then everyone together; if the issue is notes being left out, consider suspending note-taking for a period and providing small notebooks that fit in pockets.

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER:
Phrases indicating bias are: bad mood; was crabby; didnt like; doesnt want to be corrected because hes in a bad mood and is crabby.





 

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