MIRAMAR COLLEGE
Child Development 101
NAME: _____________________________
Date of observation: _____________________________
Infant Observation (worth 40 points) MUST BE TYPED
Prior to your observation read chapters 1-5 in your textbook. The information will be helpful when discussing the development of the infant you observed.
Age of Infant ___________
Observation: Watch the video clip and keep a running record of the infant’s behavior. (Use form included). Note what the infant is doing, including speech sounds, interactions with toys, parent, body movements, body expressions, and play behavior. Describe as you actually observe the episode using the present tense.
Include the following in your typed paper:
Physical characteristics: Discuss the physical appearance of the infant, including: body size, body proportions, complexion, hair color, and physical features. I should be able to picture the child in my mind from your description. (Worth 5 points.)
Analysis: Analyze the observation according to what you have learned from the textbook, class discussions, and any prior knowledge you have about infants. What can you say about the infant? Provide evidence and support from your observation by using child development terminology, concepts, and theories to explain your observation.
This should be 4-5 paragraphs. You must go into detail and use what you have been learning in this course to support your analysis!
Maturity level:
Describe and give examples of interactions between parent and infant.
Describe and give examples of communication – (cooing, gurgling, babbling, gesturing):
Describe and give examples of emotional expressions:
Describe and give examples of motor development: (use of hands, legs, body; fine or gross motor?)
Reflexes Present – describe each reflex and discuss if you saw it present when observing.
_____ Rooting
_____ Sucking
_____ Babinski
_____ Moro
_____ Stepping
Comments:
Raw Notes: Use the following form to take notes on while watching the 10 minute video of an infant. THIS MUST BE TURNED IN WITH YOUR TYPED PAPER. YOU CAN HADN WRITE IT WHILE YOU ARE OBSERVING, THEN SCAN IT AND ATTACH IT TO THE END OF YOUR PAPER. OR YOU CAN WRITE YOUR NOTES AND THEN RETYPE THEM AND TURN IN THE TYPED COPY.
OBSERVED ACTIVITY (What you saw and heard) Use additional paper as necessary
YOUR OPINION OR INFERENCE FROM THE OBSERVATION (What you think about what you saw and heard)
