Subject 9 - Project 1: Third Party Observation Form in Early Childhood Education

In this document we will discuss about Third Party Observation Form in Early Childhood Education and below are the summary points of this document:- Supervisor's role: Observing and documenting candidate's performance in planning and implementing a childcare plan. Instructions for supervisors: Read observation form and candidate's childcare plan, provide specific comments on performance. Candidate's task: Describe instances of encouraging children to engage independently with tasks in their practice.

Subject 9 – Project 1: Third Party Observation Form
Early Childhood Education
Skills Workbook
Instruction for Supervisors
Dear Supervisor,
Thank you for agreeing to act as the candidate’s observer for this project.
Kindly read through the instructions below to guide you in fulfilling your role as
an observer for this assessment activity.
NOTE: to observe the candidate, you MUST have the necessary experience and
qualification/s in the area of early childhood education (e.g., you are the
designated vocational workplace supervisor for the candidate, or you have the
relevant VET qualification/s, Certificate IV in Early Childhood Education or
Diploma of Early Childhood Education)
Your role as an observer
You are asked to observe and testify that the candidate has planned, developed
and implemented a childcare plan for children in the childcare centre, and to
document the quality of the candidate’s workplace performance by completing
the observation form that begins on the next page.
Before you complete this form, please:
- Read through the observation form (starts on the next page)
- Read through the childcare plan the candidate developed for this task
- Discuss any queries about the observation form and the childcare plan
with the candidate. If the candidate cannot answer your questions about
the observation form, contact the candidate’s training provider.
Make specific, written comments about the candidate’s performance, as well as
ticking the boxes and initialling the requirements met. These comments are
valuable evidence of the candidate’s competency—where they are not provided,
the candidate’s assessor may contact you directly to get more information about
the candidate’s performance.
Complete all parts of the checklist, including signing the observer declaration
on the last page of the form. Once done, return the completed checklist to the
candidate.
The checklist begins on the next page.
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Early Childhood Education
Skills Workbook
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Early Childhood Education
Skills Workbook
Student Declaration
By affixing my signature below, I declare that I have performed the roles
outlined below and that I have provided a true and accurate record of my
performance as a childcare educator in a registered childcare centre.
Student Name: Student Signature:
Date Completed:
Note to the candidate: The following outlines the requirements relevant to
the implementation of the program you have developed. Provide the details
required below to document your successful completion of each requirement
and have your vocational supervisor confirm your documentation by signing in
the space provided:
Note to the supervisor: By initialling the boxes below, you are confirming
that you have observed the student demonstrating their ability to
satisfactorily and consistently complete all the tasks outlined below according
to the provided description (in blue text), and cope with contingencies related
to the tasks. You are also confirming that they have worked within their work
role and followed organisational policies, procedures, frameworks and
relevant legislative requirements.
This section will be completed by the candidate: Superviso
r Initial:
1. Describe a specific instance in your practice where you
have encouraged the children to engage independently
with tasks:
Specific instance of practice where children were mad to
engage in tasks independently includes making shapes on
their own. In the activity they could cut out colorful papers
in any way they felt like.
Yes:
____
No: ____
2. Describe an activity you had with the children during the
implementation of your plan that allowed you to facilitate
and support emotional and psychological development in
the children
Instance of children in plan implementation included
making paper cutting and sticking them on the walls of the
center room. This allowed facilitating and supporting
emotional and psychological development in children.
Yes:
____
No: ____
3. Describe how you support the children to feel a sense of
ownership and responsibility for equipment and materials
Supporting children in order to instill in them a sense of
ownership and responsibility for equipment and materials
was rather difficult procedure. By modeling behaviour and
providing positive reinforcement such support can be got.
Yes:
____
No: ____
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Early Childhood Education
Skills Workbook
4. Describe an instance in your practice where you have made
yourself a role-model of creativity by improvising with
equipment and materials
An instance where I have made myself a role-model of
creativity by improvising equipment and material. I had
kept the equipment such as scissor back into the place form
where I had taken.
Yes:
____
No: ____
5. Describe an activity you’ve facilitated with the children that
allowed you to encourage them to pursue their own original
ideas, interpretations and expressions
An activity facilitating children allowed encouraging them
to pursue own original ideas, interpretations and
expressions includes art and craft activity where children
were allowed to make their own shapes and figures, they
could image and then color them.
Yes:
____
No: ____
6. Describe how you encourage the children to ask questions
and assist them to find their own answers
It is integral to encourage children to ask questions to them
and then assist the, in finding their own answers to develop
their interests. I would ask them questions and then give
the first answer myself, then I will provide enthusiasm to
other children to answer my questions.
Yes:
____
No: ____
7. Describe how you encourage the children in talking about
their creations and ask them open-ended questions
In encouraging children to talk regarding their own
creations in an open-ended questionnaire, I would praise
them regarding their creations. I will also put up their
creations in school walls, this will motivate them to speak
regarding their creations.
Yes:
____
No: ____
8. Describe how you share your enthusiasm for creative work
with the children
I feel extremely happy in sharing enthusiasm for creative
work with the children. I would not only praise them for
their creations and would also encourage them to make
such things in the future.
Yes:
____
No: ____
9. Describe how you encourage the children to respect and
appreciate the creative effort of their peers
In order that the children respect and appreciate the
creative efforts of their peers by reviewing their peer
works. Each pupil work will be showcased in the classroom
and will be appreciated individually by me so that each
pupil can see the positive aspect of each one’s work.
Yes:
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No: ____
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Early Childhood Education
Skills Workbook
10.Describe how you encourage the children to be creative
and encourage efforts to extend over days or weeks
In order to make children to be creative and encouraging
their efforts to be extended over days or weeks, I would
provide them with creative tasks in their respective interest
areas each day.
Yes:
____
No: ____
11.Describe an activity you facilitated with the children that
allowed you to teach them techniques when using materials
and equipment
An activity which facilitated teaching children with the
techniques using materials and equipment is art and craft
activity. I had directed them to undertake drawing and
cutting out of shapes and various forms from their
imaginations with paper of different colors.
Yes:
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No: ____
12.Describe how you involve the children in critical reflection
and solving real problems
Involving children in critical reflection and solving real
problems was undertaken by giving them alphabet blocks
to be arranged in an appropriate manner.
Yes:
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No: ____
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Early Childhood Education
Skills Workbook
Supervisor Declaration
By affixing my signature below, I declare that the candidate, whose name is
recorded above, has completed the tasks outlined in this form according to
the descriptions provided.
I further confirm that I have observed the candidate plan, develop and
implement a childcare plan for children in the centre.
Satisfactory Performance Not Yet Satisfactory Performance
Note: Should you find the candidate’s performance not yet satisfactory, kindly
include comments in the space provided below.
Supervisor’s Name: Signature:
Date:
Vocational Placement Supervisor Details
Phone Number:
Email Address:
Supervisor Qualifications:
Supervisor Comments (optional feedback to student):
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