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Summary
Summary
This hands-on guide for interviewing and observing children in educational settings is a supplement for child development courses taken by elementary and middle school education majors. It includes a rationale for interviewing and observing children as a way to understand their behavior, learning, and development and makes connections to the work of major developmental theorists and educational researchers. It provides practical tips for incorporating observations and interviews of children into teachers busy schedules and discusses the analysis of observational data and its uses for guiding educational practices (e.g., instruction, cooperative grouping, and parent conferences). The guides organization follows the topical organization of most child development textbooks.
Table of Contents
| List of Strategies |
| Preface |
| Chapter 1 An Introduction to Understanding Children Why Is This Guide Important? |
| Sensitivity to Children |
| References |
| Chapter 2 Interviewer/Observer Roles, Ethical Responsibilities, and Techniques Chapter Preview Roles of the Observer/Interviewer Ethical Responsibilities and Children's Rights Observation |
| Overview Observation Techniques Interview Overview Interview Techniques Interpreting and Understanding Observations and Interviews Resources |
| References |
| Chapter 3 Physical Development |
| Chapter Preview Body Growth and Development Activity Level and Preferred Physical Activities Motor Skills Playground Activities Children's Health Issues |
| Chapter Summary |
| Reflection Questions Resources Tips for Teachers |
| References |
| Chapter 4 Cognitive Development |
| Chapter Preview Thinking in Play Perspective-Taking Conservation and Classification Scientific and Mathematical Thinking Language and Literacy Planning and Monitoring Activity Settings for Teaching and Learning Conceptions of Intelligence |
| Chapter Summary Reflection Questions Resources Tips for Teachers |
| References |
| Chapter 5 Socioemotional Development and Motivation in the Classroom |
| Chapter Preview Social Cognition Student-Teacher Relationships and Interactions Peer Relations, Play, and School Adjustment Classroom Environments and Student Motivation |
| Chapter Summary Reflection Questions Resources Tips for Teachers |
| References |
| Chapter 6 Integrating Observations and Interviews: Child Profiles |
| Chapter Preview Integrating Observations and Interviews Child Profiles |
| Chapter Summary |
| Appendix A Sample Parent Information Letter |
| Appendix B Sample Parent Consent Form |
| Appendix C Record Forms |
