CHCECE013 Assessment 1: Use of Child Information for Practice

CHCECE013 Assessment 1 Questions
Question 2 A
Question
While using the information gathered to plan for a child, it is important for educators to
understand child development.
1. Explain the above statement in your own words. You can give examples to support your
discussion. Explain the importance of analysing observations to support planning for
children’s learning experiences?
2. Give four indicators for each of the following stages of child development as discussed by
Piaget:
 Sensorimotor (0 to 2 years)
 Preoperational (2 to 7 years)
Feedback
Please expand your response in regard to
Sensorimotor (0 to 2 years)
Preoperational (2 to 7 years)
Answer
1. Through observation of children’s activities the educators gain insight into the
children’s thinking, understanding as well as gain knowledge about child skills which
helps the educator to work on the children’s in their weak areas.
2
 Sensorimotor (0 to 2 years)- During this stage the toddlers and infant acquire knowledge
through sensory or manipulating objects. The indicator includes reflexes, senses as well as
motor responses. It includes that the children's start exploring the difference between
themselves and their surrounding.
 Preoperational (2 to 7 years)- The four indicators of this stages of child development are ego
centrism, centration, conservation as well as symbolic representation. In this stage the
children's start engaging in symbolic play as well as start learning to handle symbols.
Question 3 B
Question
List and discuss three (3) techniques to record observations that meet the
organisational standards.

Feedback
Please discuss them
Answer
The three techniques to record the observation are Running records, Anecdotal
records as well as photographs. The anecdotal record the observation in past tense
and can be recorded after the event whereas the running records are written when
the action is unaltered.
Word Count: 31
Question 4 B
Question
Discuss in your own words how Quality Area 1 of the NQS is applicable to
using information gathered about the children in the service.
Feedback
Please expand your response
Answer
They gathered the information from the Service records or from the
documented form. The service records is basically a collection of an
individuals data in the form of electronic or printed material whereas the
documented record is a collection of data in the form of document of an
individuals history.
Word Count: 13
Question 4 C
Question
Discuss seven (7) considerations that may be included in the service procedure that
educators must acknowledge when recording and observing children.
Feedback
Please discuss the procedure for e.g.Use the children’s ideas and voices in conducting
and evaluating observations etc
Answer
The seven consideration are mentioned such as particular situation- look out the
child particular situation in which they are working.,carefully notice the child