CHCECE013 - Assessment 1: Child Development and Reflective Practices

This homework assignment addresses key concepts in child development and early childhood education. The assignment focuses on the importance of understanding child development for educators when planning for children, and the value of analyzing observations to support learning experiences. It explores Piaget's stages of development, specifically the sensorimotor and preoperational stages, providing indicators for each. The assignment also requires a discussion of observation techniques that meet organizational standards, including running records and anecdotal records. Furthermore, it examines the application of Quality Area 1 of the NQS to the use of gathered information about children, lists considerations for educators when recording and observing children, and identifies strategies from the NQS that support reflective practices. Finally, it outlines the focus areas for educators when reflecting on their practices in relation to the EYLF, emphasizing the need to respect diversity, build positive relationships, and meet the needs of individual children while maintaining ethical awareness.

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

approach to materials, examine the child as they do the activity, notices child body
movement like how they confident, active listening to child as what they want say,
repeat the process on regular intervals.
Word Count: 31
Question 5 C
Question
Discuss two (2) strategies from the NQS that will support reflective
practices in educators.
Feedback
Please revisit the question and resubmit
Answer
The two main strategies from the NQS which will support the reflective practice
in educators are mentioned such as start concentrating of own thoughts and try
to develop some own ideas whereas the other strategies is to try some
experiment on developed ideas and start arising questions from that. The
educator must have to start responding immediately to children's ideas or
thought and extend learning from the open ended interaction, questionnaire as
well as feedback. The educator must practice the learning which is directed
towards the children's. (Quality Area 1 – Educational program and practice,
2022)
<https://www.acecqa.gov.au/nqf/national-quality-standard/quality-area-1-
educational-program-and-practice>
Word Count: 49
Question 5 D
Question
To meet the organizational policies and standards, discuss what educators can focus
on while reflecting on their practices, in relation to the EYLF. Your response should
be a minimum of 100 words.
Feedback
provide answer in 100 words

Answer
In order to meet the organisational policies and standards, the educators must have
to focus on some strategies while reflective practices such as accepting and respect
the diversity, shows mutual respect, having knowledge of families within the centre,
must try to provide positive as well as caring relationships, continue engage interact
with children's and involve with them, make their families feel comfortable, the
educator must meet the needs of each child individuals. The educator must have to
secure the greater self awareness about the belief and values while developing the
practices as well as in making decision. The educator must have understand the
ethical nature of the work environment.
Word Count: 72