Reflection 2

 As a class, we dove deep into learning more about observations in a classroom. When you are observing, you are looking for: levels of engagement, children's interactions, behaviors, successes, evidence of higher-order thinking, learning climate, and classroom management. The purpose of observing is to find any patterns in learning or behaviors, help teachers plan based on students’ knowledge, see thinking processes, and give evidence to support evaluations for children. 



Objective vs subjective: 

Subjective: based on interpretation based on feelings, emotions, opinions

Objective: based on facts and observable behaviors; quantifiable/measurable 


Objective Observation | Friendship Garden Nursery School


Ways to Record observations: 

Running Records 

Anecdotal records 

Time sampling

Event sampling 

Checklist 

Rating scales 


Implementing observation techniques in the classroom: 

In my classroom, I want to provide multiple ways of observing. I am aware that all students

work and express their knowledge differently and I want to provide an array of ways to observe

students. 



Rubrics: 

Rubrics are a great way to organize a list that may apply skills, abilities, behaviors, and levels

of performance that would be rated at a level that is observed. There are 2 types: 

Analytic: describes and scores each task separately. This provides detailed feedback for strengths and

weaknesses. 

Holistic: describes all areas including skills, abilities, and behaviors under 1 score for overall

performance. 

BBAnalytic

BBHolistic

Difficulties of Developing an Analytic Rubric: 

Some of the struggles that I had while working on the analytic rubric in class was providing

a detailed expectation for each section without it being overwhelming. I know as a student, I

got really overwhelmed when I saw a lot of wording and expectations in the rubrics. I also

found it overwhelming when the expectations were vague and not very descriptive. So I find it

challenging to find out what is too much or not enough descriptive expectations in the

rubrics. 



Comments

  1. Jeff HollidgeSeptember 6, 2022 at 8:45 AM

    Hey Kelsi,

    I really like how your information is very organized. The whole layout of your week 2 blog is easy to follow and allows the reader to easily pick out the information that's being presented. I also really like how you have provided visuals for everyone to look and compare to what they are reading from your text.

    Great Job!

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  2. Sierra DenholmSeptember 6, 2022 at 2:25 PM

    HI!

    I liked how you included rubric examples. Your blog was very easy to follow. I also liked how you talked about how confusing rubrics can be from your own perspective! I agree in school I would be confused by them easily especially since sometimes they seemed like they are written more for the teacher to use them to grade than for the understanding of the students.

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  3. Ali LamoreauxSeptember 8, 2022 at 8:02 AM

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  4. Ali LamoreauxSeptember 8, 2022 at 8:08 AM

    Hey Kelsi! I really loved the set up and all the little intricate details that you put in this week 2 reflection. The images in this and the example you have of an analytic and holistic rubric of your own it was very creative. This reflection was a very good summary of what we did during class!

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