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One page only: One goal for this assignment is for you to learn how to be concise and selective in reporting observations. Therefore, only the first page of your report will be read. You may use a 10-point font and/or ½” margins to maximize space in your report.
Follow the outline below in writing your report. Use headings or enumerate each section in your report.
a. Indicate which video you chose to use and identify the child you chose to observe (a physical
description if there is no name)
b. Age: Include the actual age if it is provided in the video; otherwise do your best to identify the
child’s age from what you know (age in years, or months for infants, if possible).
c. Setting: Identify where the observation took place, the number of people present nd their
status – teacher, parent, child, etc. Describe the setting in which the observation took place:
How was the room decorated? Did it contain child safety features? Temperature ok? Any toys?
What kind of toys? Any other relevant details?
e. Physical skills, appearance, health: Describe the child's appearance such as what the child was
wearing and indicate if the attire was appropriate for the weather, setting, and activities. Also
state whether the child was healthy or ill. Be brief but informative in describing any motor and
sensory skills you observe—e.g., sit up? walk? run? jump? If you focused on the child’s motor
skills, include your evaluation of the child’s developmental level according to the charts in the
textbook and PPT slides.
f. Activities: Summarize what the child did during the observation period and be specific. Stating
the child "played" is too general—how did s/he play? with whom? with what? Include only
observed behaviors in this section and no interpretations. It would be appropriate here to say
that a child took a toy away from another child; writing that a child was aggressive would be an
interpretation/inference. Inferences about the child’s behavior should be included in the
evaluation sections (H and I, as described below).
g. Evaluation of cognitive skills: If you focused on cognitive development, write your conclusions
about the child’s cognitive level (stage) and include examples of the behaviors on which you
based your evaluation—e.g., the child is in the sensorimotor stage because s/he engaged in
only sensorimotor-type play.
h. Evaluation of personality and social skills: If you focused on psychosocial development, write
your conclusions about the child’s psychosocial level (stage) and include examples of the
behaviors on which you based your evaluation—e.g., the child is in the autonomy vs. shame and
doubt stage because s/he frequently said “no” and indicated s/he wanted to do things
themselves.
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Video Observation Report Writing
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Part A
Here, the selected video is Daycare Observation #1 (31:14) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDg2hR1FPgA, and the
chosen child’s name is Calvin, wearing a sky-blue striped, long-sleeved shirt and faded jeans, with a pacifier in his mouth (40th
second).
Part B
According to the video, the children fall under 16 to 21/2 years (16th second). However, from the developmental milestones,
the actual age of Calvin is 18 months olds.
Part C
From the video, the observation occurred at the Little People’s Landing Daycare and in a 1-2-year-old classroom (15th
second). There around nine kids; that is, six girls and three boys, and three caregivers. In this 1-...