What recommendations can be made from the data-supported findings?

Conducting Observations

For each of the following observation methods, you will select a child as a target participant and conduct three separate observations, using one method for each observation:

Anecdotal record
Checklist or rating scale
Time sampling
The three observations should be for one hour each for a total of three hours of observation.

You also will consider if and/or how any of the three observation methods relate to the assessment/measurement proposed in Module 1. If they are related, you will explain the relationship. If not, you will suggest how these three methods can supplement the process.

Create a 3- to 5-page paper (excluding the title and references pages and appendix) in a Word document.
Use APA format for the title page, references page, and in-text citations.
Follow the steps to complete the assignment.

Step 1. Select
Select a child as a target participant. Conduct three observations, one for each of these methods – anecdotal record, checklist or ratings scale, and time sampling.

Devote one hour to each observation for a total of three hours.

Step 2. Document
Document your observations – date, time, length of observation, notes – in a format useful to you. Include the documentation forms in the paper as an Appendix.

Step 3. Compose
Compose a paper describing and analyzing your observations. Use the following bullet points to guide your writing:

Introduction – Introduce the child serving as the target participant. Refer to the child by initial rather than name; for example, R instead of Robert or Child 1. Include the child’s demographic, personal/home, and educational information.
For each of the observation methods, report on the data collected.
Analyze and summarize the observation data. What patterns are present in the data collected? What recommendations can be made from the data-supported findings?
In conclusion, consider whether the assessment/measurement instrument selected in Module 1 relates to any or all of these three methods. How are they related? If they are not related, how can the three observation methods supplement the assessment/measurement process proposed in Module 1?
Step 4. Submit
Submit your final 3- to 5-page paper.
*Follow APA 7th edition.
Use 11-point Arial or 12-poicixnt Times New Roman font.

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