All about documentation/observations

5. When writing observations we need to be _______ and describe only what actually happened.
8. Descriptive accounts of an event or experience, they can be used to document the experiences of a child or a group of children.
9. Event sampling generally targets the particular _________ of one child but can also be used to observe a group of children.
10. is a type of narratives and includes brief notes that can include words used in interactions.
11. _________ are quick and easy to use and can provide a summary of children's development but provide little information that is useful for future planning.
13. This can be a useful way of recording children's growth in understanding and vocabulary during a project.

1. We must avoid ____________ languages such as good, silly, bad in our observations.
2. Visual representations include photographs, video and digital recordings, ________ and visual diaries.
3. ________ records often focus on one child’s learning and are written as learning is occurring.
4. Anecdotes are written _________ the event.
6. records a ‘snapshot’ of a child or children
7. Children's self-reflection provide opportunities to think _________ about their learning.
12. ______ samples provide more qualitative information about the experiences of a child or a group of children, when the focus is on documenting narratives at regular intervals throughout the day or documenting the day in photographs.