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Purpose of ProjectIt is very easy to be around children without noticing fascinating aspects
of their behavior. Indeed, it is rare when anyone intently observes a child for a continuous
period, looking for behaviors that characterize an individual child or childhood.
Conscientious fulfillment of this project will help the observer be a better and more
appreciative student of child behavior. If you have children, you may observe your own
children.General InstructionsYou will observe children in a natural setting for 1 hour. This
means that you may not be able to focus on one child exclusively. For example, you might
observe children at a park, school, shopping center, amusement park, etc.While you are
observing make detailed notes of the following:1. Age range of children2. Number of
children present. Number of adults present?3. What behaviors are children engaging in?4.
How do the children interact with one another?5. How do the children interact with an
adult who is present?6. Are the children engaging in age‐appropriate activities?7. Comment
on the attention span of the children.8. Are there any gender differences in any of the
behaviors you observe?9. Does anything that we have covered in class or in the text apply to
this situation?Report Criteria1. Write up of project, 2‐4 written pages (typed)2. Give a
general description of child (age, sex, etc.) and the observation situation3. Describe
behavior or patterns of behaviors that were interesting to you and analyze thesignificance
to child development4. Do not just put a chronological list of what child did during
observation period, but do showevidence that you make careful observation.5. Discuss
significance of behaviors for the child and child development in general (use your text and
notes.MAKE SURE TO integrate text concepts as per my additional instructions (review the
e-mail I sent out) VERY IMPORTANT: Pay particular attention to the last instruction. The
most important part of this assignment is how you integrate text concepts into your
observation report. What did you learn from the book that you observed in the child? What
did the book say that you should see as typical of the age of your child, but you didn’t see?
To get top grade, I want to see at least five references to text material in your write
up. Exploring Lifespan Development (3rd ed.). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc