Application: Child Observation Project: Part 3—Two Observations
This week, you will select two assessment methods and use one in each of the observations that you conduct.
To complete the assignment:

Plan
• Take time to review the video segment, "Observation Guidelines" and reflect on the information and insights provided in this program and in your readings. Think about the value of observation, and how you envision using this information during the observations you conduct.
• Review pages 77-86 in your text, before you select the two assessment methods you plan to use during your observations Download, print out, and review the corresponding documents:

Select two of these assessment methods to write.
o Anecdotal Record
o Narrative Record

Note: Use one assessment method in your first observation and the other in your second observation.
• Review the Observation Plan that you developed in Week 2, in particular, the "examples of things to look for," that you identified. Then, familiarize yourself with the specific assessment methods that you have selected. Think about how you will use each of the observations to identify examples of the child's development and learning.
o Reflect on your observation. Review your notes and consider the knowledge and insights you gained from this experience. Consider the following:
• Describe what you observed. Provide specific examples of how your observation data demonstrated information related to the area of development and learning in which you are focusing.
• Think about the two different assessment methods that you used. Compare and contrast the two in terms of their strengths and limitations, specifically considering:
o Equipment and preparation needed
o Detail of data gathered
o Ability of written events to preserve the context (or setting events occurred within) and sequence of events
o Time and attention needed to gather data
• Consider the information that you gathered from the observation procedures in a selected area of development and learning. What did you learn about the child? How would utilizing multiple assessment windows create a more meaningful picture of the child's development and learning?
• Consider this week's Learning Resources and the video on observation. What additional strategies could you use, beyond the scope of this assignment, to develop a more comprehensive assessment of the child's development and learning?

Note: Remember to use only the first names of the adult and child.

For this assignment, submit:
• A summary of the Reflection, citing specific examples from the Required Resources to support your thinking and ideas

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