child study case
Child Case Study
Montgomery College- Child Care Center
Quyen Doan
Professor Jeanie Ho
ED 120
Spring 2014
Section I
NAEYC Standard 3b: Using observation, Documentation, and Assessment Tools
A Brief Introduction to the Child:
This case study is on a young girl named Jacqueline. She was observed in a classroom at the Early Learning Center. She is 4 years old. She is the only child, and lives with her father and grandmother. Throughout the paper, it compares Jacqueline’s development to what develop mentalist say is normal. The paper is focused primarily on cognitive, physical, and social developments. The paper gives examples of how Jacqueline is successfully developing normal for her age.
1. Methods of Data Collection
In order to record all incidents and events in which would ultimately reflex different developmental aspects of Jacqueline, included cognitive, physical, emotional/social, and language developments; I used the narrative method in the process of observing Jacqueline at school’s environment.
This method requires me to record nearly everything which Jacqueline involves in. To carry out this method, I used a pencil and a blank of paper to write down all details of what happened that relates to Jacqueline. To ensure the accuracy and void the bias during observation, there are certain observation guidelines that I need to follow.
First, observing objectively which means that while gathering data I only recorded the facts about what I saw and what I heard without adding my opinions or comments into the incident. By that way the data I collected were the actual incidents and later I could compare them to theories learned in class. Secondly, another guideline during observation is being unobtrusive; it means that I must have no interaction with the kids. My role there was to observe Jacqueline, neither to play nor to talk with her. Finally, all
Montgomery College- Child Care Center
Quyen Doan
Professor Jeanie Ho
ED 120
Spring 2014
Section I
NAEYC Standard 3b: Using observation, Documentation, and Assessment Tools
A Brief Introduction to the Child:
This case study is on a young girl named Jacqueline. She was observed in a classroom at the Early Learning Center. She is 4 years old. She is the only child, and lives with her father and grandmother. Throughout the paper, it compares Jacqueline’s development to what develop mentalist say is normal. The paper is focused primarily on cognitive, physical, and social developments. The paper gives examples of how Jacqueline is successfully developing normal for her age.
1. Methods of Data Collection
In order to record all incidents and events in which would ultimately reflex different developmental aspects of Jacqueline, included cognitive, physical, emotional/social, and language developments; I used the narrative method in the process of observing Jacqueline at school’s environment.
This method requires me to record nearly everything which Jacqueline involves in. To carry out this method, I used a pencil and a blank of paper to write down all details of what happened that relates to Jacqueline. To ensure the accuracy and void the bias during observation, there are certain observation guidelines that I need to follow.
First, observing objectively which means that while gathering data I only recorded the facts about what I saw and what I heard without adding my opinions or comments into the incident. By that way the data I collected were the actual incidents and later I could compare them to theories learned in class. Secondly, another guideline during observation is being unobtrusive; it means that I must have no interaction with the kids. My role there was to observe Jacqueline, neither to play nor to talk with her. Finally, all