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Grading Rubric For Case Study Student Name Comment code: (+) answer all parts of the question (#) needs more detail (*) needs more examples (X) incorrect answer Structure CC Comments Points earned Lab notes (5) Required number of hours (5) Followed lab pac outline (5) Correct font and spacing(5) Grammar (17) General Information: CC Comments Points earned Physical description (2) Selection of child (2) Motor skills: CCComments Points earned Gross Motor skills Must have 4 (8) Fine motor skills Must have 4 (8) Cognitive/Social/ Emotional: CCComments Points earned Reasoning and learning (6) A. Piaget Example(6) B. Erickson Example(6) Cognitive/Social/Emotional CCComments Points earned Curiosity Example (5) Creativity Example 5) Imagination Example(5) Play: Must give examples of behaviors (Must discuss at least 4 types) CCComments Points earned 1.(4) 2.(4) 3.(4) 4.(4) Piaget Example(6) Erickson Example(6) Interactions w/detailed examples CCComments Points earned Teachers (5) Peers(5) Language development: CCComments Points earned Phonetics(5) Syntax(5) Pragmatics(5) General complexity 4 examples(5) Developmental Summary: must include examples of behaviors Milestones CCComments Points earned Social and emotional (6) Cognitive(6) Physical(6) Language(6) CCComments Points earned Preschool program(4) Personal value(4) Lab Pack: Child Observation and Case Study Child Observation and Case Study General Information Students will observe a preschool child who is 3, 4, or 5 years old. Student will observe a child at the Odessa College Children's Center (OCCC). You will choose a child in the in the Younger’s or Older’s rooms unless that child is not available. An active child may provide more material for your notes and case study, so take this into account when choosing your lab child. Students who live at least 50 miles outside the Odessa area will observe a child at a preschool in his/her own community. This school must be licensed by the Texas Department of Human Services, Child Care Licensing Division, and approved by the instructor. Call your local DHS and ask for recommendations for a school with a good- quality program. Or you can go online to www.txchildcaresearch.org then click on "Search for a Day Care." You can type in the name of a center, or the name of your town, or the name of your county. A list of facilities will come up with information about that facility. Contact the director or principal of the school, explain what you will be doing, and ask permission to observe one of their children. Ask for their help in selecting a child who might be especially interesting to observe. E-mail information concerning the school to the instructor to get final approval. Students who observe away from the OC campus will obtain a copy of a parental permission form and must have the form signed by a parent or guardian before observation begins. You cannot begin the observation without a submitted and signed parental permission form. If you begin without the signed form, you will fail the case study. ODESSA COLLEGE CHILDREN'S CENTER is located in the north end of Sedate Hall, east of the Sports Center, one building away from West University Avenue. The phone number is (432) 335-6480. You may call ahead to see if your lab child is present before you make a special trip to observe. The Children's Center is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. However, the children nap from 12:30 or 1:00 until 3:00 p.m. and these times cannot be counted for observation time. STAFF: The following staff members will be glad to help you if you have any questions or concerns regarding the operation of the center: Secretary, front office; Director, Susan Graham. Students observing off-campus will ask about that center's rules and schedules and follow them. OBSERVATIONS: You are to spend no less than 4 HOURS observing a selected child and writing anecdotal notes (lab notes) about what you see and hear your lab child and the other children and adults around him/her doing and saying. YOU CAN ONLY OBSERVE A MAXIMUM OF 1 HOUR and 30 MINUTES ON ANY GIVEN DAY. YOU CAN NOT COMPLETE YOUR OBSERVATION IN ONE DAY. 4 hours of observations should result in approximately 10 - 15 handwritten pages of notes to use for writing your case study. There must be a dated entry in your anecdotal notes corresponding with every dated entry on your sign-in sheet. There should be at least 1-4 pages of notes for each hour of observation, depending on the activity level of the child at the time. OBSERVATION PROCEDURES: Each time you come into the OCCC, (or where ever you are observing) write down the exact time of your arrival on your sign-in sheet in the three-ring binder on the small table at the front entrance to the center. If you are observing on your own or at a different location, you will use the time sheet that is available in the case study section of blackboard. Go directly to the observation room if your lab child is in the classroom, or go outside to the playground if the child is playing outside. In extreme weather children may play inside in the hallway where you may observe from the front in an area away from the children. [Do not have physical contact with the children except in an emergency situation in which only you can prevent an injury to a child.] Do not stay in the observation room if your child is outside. It is extremely important that you use all of your time observing and writing. This time is not to be spent on any other activities. When you complete your observation, write down the exact time of your departure on your sign-in sheet, add up your hours and minutes for that day, then add the current day's total to the semester's running total. Write down what activities were observed that day--arrival, departure, free play, art, circle time, language activity, drama center, transitions, outdoor play, lunch, snacks, music, learning centers, etc. (There should be several.) Initial each entry. By the last day those observations can be done, BE SURE TO PUT YOUR FINAL TOTAL OF HOURS (ex. "5 hours 15 minutes") AND PUT YOUR COMPLETE SIGNATURE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHEET. At OCCC, leave your sheet in the notebook. When you have completed your hours, you will scan the time sheet and submit with your case study. At any other school, follow basically the same procedures, and then have the classroom teacher sign your sign-in sheet when your hours are complete. Include the sign-in sheet with your case study when you send to me through blackboard. Make sure to take your time sheet with you when you complete your hours. Sign in for yourself and no one else. Creating false observation notes and making false entries on sign-in sheets are violations of OC ethics guidelines. These policies will be strictly enforced. Students are responsible for knowing and following these procedures. CONFIDENTIALITY: Information learned about any child and any family during the process of observing in the center and reading the developmental charts will be held in strictest confidence and will not be discussed outside the center nor with the parents. If you discuss the child, or mention any thing about any child unless you are asking for clarification about a particular issue you will receive an automatic F for the project. (For this reason I will keep your case study.) Parents often come into the observation booth and you are unlikely to be able to distinguish them from the other lab students. If a parent sees you observing their child or hears you discussing the child with other students (positively or negatively), they may become defensive or curious and may question you or ask your opinions about the child's behavior or development. Discourage any discussion by explaining that you are only there to observe and learn that you are not an expert and are not qualified to make judgments. If you have a concern or opinion about the child's behavior or treatment by teachers or other children, discuss it with the center staff--not with the parents. LAB NOTES: These notes are the basis for your typewritten case study. Put your name and the page number in the top right corner of each page. Your final sheet will show your total number of pages. Put the day and date at the beginning of each observation [such as "Mon., Jan 23"] in the upper left corner. Note the time when your child changes locations, activities, moods, or other significant changes. [3:15, 3:22] This will help you analyze your child's areas of interest, disinterest, abilities, attention span, etc. Refer to your child, as well as the other children in the room, by the initial of his/her first name. In both your notes and your case study, teachers may