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Lab Objectives:
Lab Objectives
Students will observe childrens developmental
characteristics
Course Objectives
E.
Sex of Child
Female Age_2yr
THIRD: Use your Running Records and write a brief (1-2 paragraphs)
interpretation of your one child observations (7 points). This is in addition to
the brief interpretations you wrote on your Running Record form and should
be done once the entire observation is complete probably at home.
The female child I observed (E.) showed several concepts we
discussed in class. First, she showed signs of poor emotional
control when she screamed at a teacher who was trying to help her,
and also screamed when she was unable to get a paper towel in a
trashcan. E. also engaged in make-believe play by making a plastic
lion fly through the air. She also participated in parallel play with a
few male students and some blocks, and she also engaged in
associative play/ communication with a male student at the rock
painting station. The two discussed their rocks that were painting
and their behaviors influenced their activities.
To fully answer this section, you must identify 3 relevant concepts and/or
examples from lecture, lab, or your text that support your interpretation with
definitions. Think about what concepts you are applying in this lab and try to
identify physical, cognitive, or socioemotional developmental milestones.
Example: If you recorded, J. cried every time the teacher walked away and
stopped when she picked him up. He grabbed her very tightly once held.
Interpret what this means. What aspect of socioemotional development does
this represent? What is he trying to accomplish? What aspects of physical
development are represented by his grabbing? Be sure to briefly define your
concepts in order to clearly link them to your examples as well. Base your
interpretations in science!
FOURTH: For each type of development below, please write 1-3
paragraphs. Observe the ENTIRE classroom, not just ONE child. Observe for
20-30 minutes. Answers should include connections to lecture and the text
with definitions. Use examples and focus on what the question is asking, AND
always remember to define the concepts. (18 points).
Physical Development (6 points)
Define and describe a childs play using one of the concepts below.
o Pretend PlayI watched a female child play in the kitchen area and
remove objects from the wooden fridge and place them
in the wooden microwave. She was also pretending to
talk on plastic cell phone. Another female child was in
the same kitchen area and was placing plastic food
items into a small plastic shopping basket and was
taking those items out of the basket and placing them in
the shelves/fridge of the kitchen set. These two female
children were engaging in pretend play by pretending
they were cooking food, talking on the phone, and
putting food away. This pretend play may have
stemmed from an activity that these female children
may have seen an adult engage in at their houses.
o Scaffolding:
o Animism: pretending a block is a baby even when they dont it
is a block
o Memory (sensory, working, or long-term):
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threw herself on the floor moments later when she was unable to
open a trashcan to throw away her paper towel. I believe E. was
displaying external negative effortful control when she was
screaming and throwing herself on the floor. E. did not have control
over her emotions and was not able to regulate her emotions
effectively.
Prosocial Behavior
Aggression