Assessing the progression of a child’s behavior is meaningful in the evaluation of the child’s growth, and the effectiveness of the teacher’s programs and strategies. A teacher can use data collected in an assessment to re-evaluate educational decisions that he or she has made in regards to a student’s behavior. This presentation will reveal research that displays benefits of using naturalistic observation, a form of assessment to collect data that is an accurate reflection of the child in his or her natural state. Research shows that studying behaviors in which the observer is not directly involving him or herself directly will increase the validity of the results. The presentation focuses on a naturalistic observation the researchers conducted at a daycare highlighting a boy’s undesired behavior of stealing toys. This is a method his teachers can use for data collection in order to modify instruction, and to create a plan to change his behavior.
| Presenter: | Sandra Shibley (Undergraduate Student) |
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| Topic: | Education and Human Development |
| Location: | Fireside Lounge, Seymour Union |
| Time: | 9:30 am (Session I) Please note that presentation times are approximate. If you are interested in attending sessions with multiple presentations, please be in the room at the start of the session. |
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