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girls? How many teachers and/or other adults were present? How was the environment arranged

(e.g., furniture, materials, activities afforded, etc.)? What time of day did the observation take

place and for how long?

2. A description of the child’s developmental skills and behaviors. Include specific examples of

the child’s developmental skills and abilities in the following areas: (a) sensory/perceptual

development; (b) motor and physical development; (c) cognitive and/or language development;

(d) social and/or emotional development. Be sure to include at least 2 of these specific areas of

development in your paper.

3. A description of the interactions between the child and his or her caregiver and/or peers.

When describing the social interactions of the child, discuss the quality of the interactions (i.e.,

positive or negative aspects) and talk about how you think these kinds of interactions may affect

the development of at least one of the child’s developmental skills.

4. Be sure to attach a copy of the notes that you took during the observation and the signed

consent form to your paper. As long as the notes are legible, you do not have to type them.

Papers that do not include notes taken during the observation and a signed consent form will

receive a deduction of one full letter grade.

Paper Assignment (Time 2)

Prepare a 3-page double-spaced paper (not including your observation notes) that demonstrates

your ability to be a critical observer of children’s behavior as well as your ability to apply course

material about children’s development to what you have observed. Papers should be type in 12

point font with 1 inch margins.

Your paper should include all of the elements above. In addition, you must link your

observations of the child to information from course material (i.e., texts and lectures). Be explicit

about how the course material applies to what you have observed by applying specific terms and

concepts from course material, citing page numbers in the text(s), and/or referring to specific

information from the lectures.

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