Time Sampling Observation Paper
As for the inter-rater reliability calculation of 14.3% between myself and my partner I must conclude that this is due to the lack of experience with conducting a time sampling observation. Both of us had never conducted such an observation, and learned how to perform this type of observation though lecture that occurred throughout the last four months. This was the first time applying what we learned only in lecture to real world settings. Another factor that could have can lead to the low inter-rater reliability score was that my partner is new to child development studies and her focus is primarily on social work. Within her field of study she does not perform observations that are to be used for research this and instead writes reflections