Time Sampling
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TIANNA DANIERI
ECE BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT ONLINE
PROFESSOR SHAMAIN JOHNSON
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
DANIERI 1
When observing children there are different type of methods that can be used. The different type
of observation methods that can be used are: Anecdotal Record, Running Account, Time Sampling, and
Event Sampling. Depending on the type of behavior you are observing will determine which
observation tool that you should use. An Anecdotal Record is the simplest form of direct observation
that can be used to develop an understanding of a child's behavior. Anecdotal records require charts,
special settings and you do not need any form of training. Anecdotal records are brief narrative
accounts describing an incident of a child's behavior and are written after the observation of the
behavior has occurred. When using the narrative form of observation, your ears and eyes act like a
video camera. During the observations, you will record how a child communicates, how they look,
what their body movements are, and how their attitudes and feelings are.
A Running Record is a detailed history of a behavior that is recorded consecutively as the behavior
is happening. A Running Record includes all the behavior that is being observed, not just
discriminating incidents. In a Running Record, the viewer sits apart from the child/children and
documents everything that occurs over a specified period. The advantage of a Running Record is that it
is open-ended, accurate, and a completed record.
DANIERI 2
Time Sampling is when an observer records the occurrence of a child's behavior over time. Time
Sampling is repeated and short focused snapshots of the child's development in order to collect precise
data over a long period of time. The observation is concentrated on what happens at regular
intermissions. When using the Time Sampling method, the observer is able to gather information over a
period of...
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