Full Description
This hands-on guide for interviewing and observing children in educational settings is a supplement for child development courses taken by elementary and middle school education majors. It includes a rationale for interviewing and observing children as a way to understand their behavior, learning, and development and makes connections to the work of major developmental theorists and educational researchers. It provides practical tips for incorporating observations and interviews of children into teachers' busy schedules and discusses the analysis of observational data and its uses for guiding educational practices (e.g., instruction, cooperative grouping, and parent conferences). The guide's organization follows the topical organization of most child development textbooks.
Contents
List of StrategiesPrefaceChapter 1Children Why Is This Guide Important?Sensitivity to ChildrenReferences Chapter 2: Interviewer/Observer Roles, Ethical Responsibilities, and TechniquesChapter PreviewRoles of the Observer/InterviewerEthical Responsibilities and Children's Rights Observation OverviewObservation TechniquesInterview OverviewInterview TechniquesInterpreting and Understanding Observations and InterviewsResourcesReferencesChapter 3: Physical DevelopmentChapter PreviewBody Growth and DevelopmentActivity Level and Preferred Physical ActivitiesMotor SkillsPlayground ActivitiesChildren's Health Issues Chapter SummaryReflection QuestionsResourcesTips for TeachersReferencesChapter 4: Cognitive DevelopmentChapter PreviewThinking in Play Perspective-TakingConservation and ClassificationScientific and Mathematical ThinkingLanguage and LiteracyPlanning and MonitoringActivity Settings for Teaching and LearningConceptions of IntelligenceChapter SummaryReflection QuestionsResources Tips for TeachersReferencesChapter 5: Socioemotional Development and Motivation in the ClassroomChapter PreviewSocial CognitionStudent-Teacher Relationships and InteractionsPeer Relations, Play, and School AdjustmentClassroom Environments and Student MotivationChapter SummaryReflection QuestionsResourcesTips for TeachersReferencesChapter 6: Integrating Observations and Interviews: Child Profiles Chapter PreviewIntegrating Observations and InterviewsChild ProfilesChapter SummaryAppendix A. Sample Parent Information LetterAppendix B. Sample Parent Consent FormAppendix C. Record FormsNER(01): WOW
