Observation Portfolio Tasks 2022

Running head: PSYCHOLOGY
Observation Portfolio
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Task 1: LO3................................................................................................................................2
Time sampling........................................................................................................................2
Anecdotal Records.................................................................................................................2
Running Record.....................................................................................................................3
Tracking Observation.............................................................................................................3
Checklists...............................................................................................................................3
Target child observation.........................................................................................................3
Task 2: LO2 and LO5................................................................................................................4
Physical development.............................................................................................................5
Emotional Development.........................................................................................................6
Linguistic Development.........................................................................................................6
Moral Development...............................................................................................................6
Social Development...............................................................................................................7
Cognitive Development.............................................................................................................7
Task 3: LO1................................................................................................................................8
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................9
Reference..................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
The evaluation of child development was performed by observing a four year old
child named June. She was observed inside her classroom and outside of her classroom. The
real name of the child is remain confidential as per the ethical values are concern. Apart from
that proper permission was granted from the parents of the child. The objective is to develop
better understanding on the child’s social, emotional, cognitive, physical, linguistic and moral
development by observing the child. This report also describes the different observation
methods used in evaluating children development. Apart from that social and cultural impact
on the child development was also highlighted.
Task 1: LO3
Observation refers to the detail documentation based on the child activity. The
documentation need to be adequate and as detailed as possible to understand the development
of the child (Fawcett and Watson 2016). There are several observation methods which are
used for proper documentation of the observations (Fawcett and Watson 2016). The
following paragraph describes the different observational methods
Time sampling
This method requires observation of a child within a specific time interval. Hence, a
broad observation can be possible (Zakszeski et al. 2017).
Anecdotal Records
This is a method which requires all the factual details of the child. The method is
characterized by questions which written in past tense and the answer need to indicate the
behaviour and reaction of the child during an event (Bates Schenck and Hoover 2019).

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Running Record
This is a continuous process in which the documentation is done by directly observing
the child’s activity. The documentation need to be done in present tense as the information
are collected regularly and the information need indicate a detail outline of the activities done
by the child (Fawcett and Watson 2016).
Tracking Observation
This technique is used to record the choices made by a child during an event. The
documentation includes the choice and time taken by the child to make that choice. This
technique can help to develop a broad understanding about the child in an organized setting
(Fawcett and Watson 2016).
Checklists
Checklists refer to a predetermined set of skills and the purpose of the observation is
to check whether the child can meet those sills (Fawcett and Watson 2016).
Target child observation
In this case, a particular child is observed for a longer time along with other children.
This helps the child to by providing opportunity to demonstrate their capability with in the
learning environment. It can help to understand the social interactions of the child and help to
analyse the data (Fawcett and Watson 2016).
In this case I have used the target child observation method to observe the activities of
the child. This process helps to collect the data regarding the student within a specific
environment. A clear comparison can be done between target child observation and checklist.
Checklist observation requires a specific set of skills which are predetermined and the motive
of the observation is to find out whether the child can meet those skills. In this case study, as
June is observed in a classroom environment. The target child observation helps to provide