1. JUSTIFICATION IN THE CURRICULUM
The subject of Systematic Observation Methods Applied to Early Childhood Education, level 3, is part of the subject Systematic Observation and Context Analysis of the Curriculum of the Degree in Early Childhood Education, as basic training, where Pedagogy and Psychology share three credits each subject, as established in the annex of the Verification Report.
Pedagogy deals with the study of education, specifically the contexts, processes and resources. Among its purposes is to improve the educational process in the different environments in which it takes place. To this end, it is essential to observe and reflect on these areas and the teaching practice itself. Observing in education implies analyzing and reflecting on the teaching and learning processes, focusing attention on the variables involved in the development of the teaching practice, the learning results, the significant variables of the students with whom the teaching/learning process is carried out and on the teaching methods used. From a pedagogical perspective, systematic observation provides theoretical and methodological elements oriented to promote processes of indation, improvement and transformation or intentional change of the educational action in the Early Childhood Education classroom. Therefore, it is important not to confuse systematic observation with educational research methods, to adjust the MECES model in its second level and to situate the subject within the framework of early childhood education from a perspective of teaching improvement and pedagogical innovation.
Half of the course has a component of data collection and analysis from the psychological side of scientific inquiry, which allows to turn results into powerful interpretations that guide teachers on their line of action within the classroom, but, above all, to keep them in a position of constant educational improvement.
The course is intended to enable students to reflect on the reasons why different educational practices are applied in the classroom, as well as to learn to identify the coherence, relevance and methodological suitability of the teaching methodology from which the teacher makes decisions in schools and classrooms from systematic observation. Therefore, it is intended that students develop a critical and rigorous thinking supported by the scientific method, creating conditions that allow them to start in the systematic observation aimed at improving teaching and optimizing learning in the Early Childhood Education stage from a broad perspective. Thus, with this course students are introduced to the main approaches, strategies and techniques of observation collected by the scientific literature and contrasted by its effectiveness in the teaching practice of early childhood.
Its inclusion is justified by the logic of covering the inquiry and evaluation competencies that every Early Childhood Education teacher must incorporate through systematic observation, as a means to optimize educational processes through global pedagogical principles that respect learning rhythms, with special relevance to the professional development of teachers and the improvement of children's learning at this educational stage.
2. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER SUBJECTS.
Models and Trends in Early Childhood Education.
The educational process in the Early Childhood Stage.
Education and Society.
Management and innovation in educational contexts.
Developmental Psychology in Early Childhood Education.
Psychology of Education.
Learning and Development Disorders.
Health Psychology in Early Childhood Education.
Practicum I.
Practicum II.
End of Degree Project in Early Childhood Education.
3. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PROFESSION
Observing in education implies analyzing and reflecting on teaching and learning processes, focusing attention on the factors involved in the development of teaching practice and learning processes and results, placing special emphasis on the variables that help us to explain and understand how the student learns and how the teacher teaches. All these questions are functions that the Early Childhood Education teacher carries out in the classroom, with the intention of knowing, understanding and improving his/her teaching, which, if it is consistent with the didactic and learning objectives, should promote successful educational processes for all children. To a large extent, the systematic observation carried out by the Early Childhood Education teacher is regulated by Order 184/2022, of September 27, of the Regional Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, which regulates the evaluation in the Early Childhood Education stage in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha.
Course competences | |
---|---|
Code | Description |
1.1.6.II.01 | Understand that systematic observation is a basic tool for the reflection of the practice and the reality, as well as contributing to the innovation and the improvement of childhood education. |
1.1.6.II.02 | Master observation and recording techniques. |
1.1.6.II.03 | Address field analysis through observational methodology using information, recording and audiovisual technologies |
1.1.6.II.04 | Know how to analyse gathered data, critically understand the reality and develop a findings report. |
CB02 | Apply their knowledge to their job or vocation in a professional manner and show that they have the competences to construct and justify arguments and solve problems within their subject area. |
CB03 | Be able to gather and process relevant information (usually within their subject area) to give opinions, including reflections on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues. |
CB05 | Have developed the necessary learning abilities to carry on studying autonomously |
CG03 | Design and regulate learning spaces within the context of diversity that attend to the singular educational necessities of the pupils, gender equality, equity, and respect for human rights. |
CG04 | Encourage co-existence in and out of the classroom and address the peaceful resolution of conflicts. Know how to systematically observe learning and coexistence contexts and know how to reflect upon them. |
CG05 | Carry out group reflections upon the acceptance of rules and respect for others. Encourage the autonomy and singularity of each pupil as factors of education on emotions, feelings, and values in early childhood. |
CG09 | Understand how early childhood educational centers are organized and know the diversity of actions that their operation entails. Accept that the teaching practice must work toward perfection and adapt to scientific, pedagogical, and social changes in life. |
CG11 | Reflect upon the practices of the classroom to innovate and improve the teaching process. Acquire habits and skills for autonomous and co-operative learning and encourage them in the pupils. |
CT02 | Master Information and Communication Technology (ICT). |
Course learning outcomes | |
---|---|
Description | |
Identify the pedagogical implications of the systematic observation in the stage of Early Childhood Education oriented towards the improvement of the educational process and the optimization thereof. | |
Know the principal techniques of observation and documentation and be able to utilize them efficiently in the classroom. | |
Be able to apply analyses and interpret data obtained through the techniques of observation and documentation. | |
Understand and know how to develop a uniform technique based on evidence from the observation performed. | |
Know how to utilize the results of observation and analysis of contexts as an instrument for change and improvement in the classroom. | |
Additional outcomes | |
Not established. |
Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | Description | |
Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | 1.1.6.II.01 1.1.6.II.02 | 1.2 | 30 | Y | N | Introductory expository sessions on each of the topics. They will be complemented with training practices in the classroom and autonomous work on the thematic contents addressed. | |
Class Attendance (practical) [ON-SITE] | Practical or hands-on activities | 1.1.6.II.02 1.1.6.II.03 1.1.6.II.04 CB02 CB03 CB05 | 0.8 | 20 | Y | N | Practical exercises in class associated with the syllabus, in particular, in the pedagogy part, real classroom case studies will be used where the dimensions of systematic observation will be worked on. The recovery of the activity will be introducing the observations of improvement raised by the teacher on the same activity initially proposed. | |
Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Combination of methods | CB02 CB03 CB05 CG03 CG04 CG05 CG09 CG11 | 2.6 | 65 | Y | Y | Group work and practices jointly supervised by the teacher in charge with tutoring sessions in the classroom. The recovery of the activity will be introducing the observations of improvement raised by the professor on the same activity initially proposed. | |
Project or Topic Presentations [ON-SITE] | Combination of methods | CB05 CT02 | 0.32 | 8 | Y | N | Presentation of work that will be part of the student's work. The recovery of the activity will be introducing the observations of improvement raised by the teacher on the same activity initially proposed. | |
Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | 1.1.6.II.04 CB02 | 1 | 25 | Y | N | Preparation of assessment evidence | |
Final test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | 1.1.6.II.02 CB02 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | Y | Individual elaboration of a final written exam that validates the contents and learning acquired by the student and that serves as a self-evaluation. The recovery of the activity will be introducing the observations of improvement raised by the teacher on the same activity initially proposed. | |
Total: | 6 | 150 | ||||||
Total credits of in-class work: 2.4 | Total class time hours: 60 | |||||||
Total credits of out of class work: 3.6 | Total hours of out of class work: 90 |
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming (It will be essential to overcome both continuous and non-continuous assessment).
Evaluation System | Continuous assessment | Non-continuous evaluation * | Description |
Assessment of active participation | 10.00% | 0.00% | Throughout the course, the teacher will collect evidence to support the grade obtained by the student in this assessment system. This type of activities will focus on the formative assessment. |
Practical exam | 40.00% | 40.00% | The student must have presented at the end of the whole process the reports or work proposed, which will be of a practical nature. Pedagogy part: elaboration of a planning of a systematic observation process based on a video of a classroom situation provided by the teacher. Psychology part: compilation in a single document of the activities indicated by the teacher during the classroom sessions. To be handed in at the end of the school term in May. |
Final test | 50.00% | 60.00% | Global individual exam on the basis of the skills and their learning results of the subject, not worked on in the previous activities. |
Total: | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
---|---|
Hours | hours |
Unit 1 (de 5): OBSERVATION OF CONTEXTS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | |
---|---|
Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 2 |
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 2 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 5 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 2 |
Teaching period: January-February 2024 |
Unit 2 (de 5): METHODS FOR PARTICIPATING AND NON-PARTICIPATING OBSERVATION IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SETTING | |
---|---|
Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 6 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 16 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 8 |
Teaching period: February 2024 |
Unit 3 (de 5): OBSERVATION AND RECORDING INSTRUMENTS: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION | |
---|---|
Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 4 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 15 |
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 2 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 5 |
Teaching period: March 2024 | |
Comment: Easter vacations from March 25 to April 1, 2024 |
Unit 4 (de 5): ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED | |
---|---|
Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 8 |
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 6 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 17 |
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 4 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 7 |
Teaching period: April 2024 | |
Comment: Easter vacations from March 25 to April 1, 2024 |
Unit 5 (de 5): TECHNIQUES AND PROCESSES FOR DISSEMINATING RESULTS | |
---|---|
Activities | Hours |
Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 6 |
Class Attendance (practical) [PRESENCIAL][Practical or hands-on activities] | 2 |
Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Combination of methods] | 12 |
Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Combination of methods] | 2 |
Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 3 |
Final test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
Teaching period: May 2024 |
Global activity | |
---|---|
Activities | hours |
General comments about the planning: | The sequence of work and timetable of the subject will be determined according to the nature of the class group taking this course The timetable of the subjects will be adjusted to the academic calendar |
Author(s) | Title | Book/Journal | Citv | Publishing house | ISBN | Year | Description | Link | Catálogo biblioteca |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AA.VV. | Hablamos de Observar, algo más que mirar | Aula de Infantil nº 94 marzo-abril (pp. 9-26). Graó | Graó | 2018 | |||||
Anaya, D. | Diagnóstico en Educación: Diseño y uso de instrumentos | Sanz y Torres | 2003 | ||||||
BOE | LOMLOE - Ley Orgánica 3/2020, de 29 de diciembre, por la que se modifica la Ley Orgánica 2/2006, de 3 de mayo, de Educación. B.O.E. núm. 340, de 30 de diciembre de 2020 | 2020 | https://www.boe.es/eli/es/lo/2020/12/29/3 | ||||||
BOE | R.D. 95/32022 de 1 de febrero por el que se establece la ordenación y las enseñanzas mínimas de la educación infantil. B.O.E. núm. 28, de 2 febrero 2022 | 2022 | https://www.boe.es/eli/es/rd/2022/02/01/95/con | ||||||
Bradford, H. | Observación infantil y planificación educativa | Narcea | 978-84-277-2037-4 | 2014 | |||||
Conde, S.; Delgado-García, M. y García, F.J. | El Sistema de Categorías como herramienta para comprender las Historias de Vida de los menores extranjeros no acompañados | Revista Espacios, 4(12) | 2020 | https://www.revistaespacios.com/a20v41n41/20414112.html | |||||
Cornell, D., & Derw, Ch. | Systematic Observation: Examples, Strengths, Weaknesses | Helpfulprofessor | 2023 | https://helpfulprofessor.com/systematic-observation/ | |||||
Cátedra | Metodología de la observación | Anguera, María Teresa | 84-376-1162-2 | 1992 | |||||
DOCLM | Orden 184/2022, de 27 de septiembre, de la Consejería de Educación, Cultura y Deportes, por la que se regula la evaluación en la etapa de Educación Infantil en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha | https://docm.jccm.es/docm/eli/es-cm/o/2022/09/27 | |||||||
Galván, M.J., Sánchez-Santamaría, J., y Ballester, M.G. | Patrones interactivos para el desarrollo del lenguaje oral en educación infantil con el uso de TAC sinergias escuela - familia con ClassDojo | Metodologías y herramientas inclusivas en contextos educativos | Garó | 978-84-18058-40-0 | 2020 | ||||
Iglesias Forneiro, M. I. | Observación y evaluación de aprendizajes en la educación infantil: dimensiones y variables a considerar | Revista Iberoamericana de Educación 47, 49-70 | 2008 | ||||||
Lirón Ruiz, Y. | La evaluación en la escuela infantil y en otros ámbitos de atención a la infancia: fines, funciones y tipos; procedimientos e instrumentos, importancia de la evaluación inicial. Metodología de la investigación-acción | Cuadernos de educación y desarrollo, 2 (14) | 2010 | http://www.eumed.net/rev/ced/14/ylr.htm | |||||
Neaum, S. | Observing and Assessing Children's Learning and Development | SAGE | 2016 | ||||||
Pegalajar, M. | Análisis de la investigación observacional | Modelos de análisis de la Investigación Educativa | Alfar | 1999 | |||||
Sagastui J, Herrán E and Anguera MT | A Systematic Observation of Early Childhood Educators Accompanying Young Children¿s Free Play at Emmi Pikler Nursery School: Instrumental Behaviors and Their Relational Value | Front. Psychol., 24 July 2020 Sec. Educational Psychology | 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01731 | |||||
Segranes, E. | Obsevar para interpretar | Graó | 9788499804071 | 2012 | |||||
Sánchez, C.A. | Observación e intervención en el aula. Prácticas docentes innovadoras durante la formación inicial del maestro de educación infantil. | Investigación e innovación en el ámbito universitario. Tendencias ante los retos actuales de la sociedad. | EOS | 2017 | |||||
Sánchez-Santamaría, J., & Herrera, D. | Investigación cualitativa: investigación-acción, investigación biográfico-narrativa | Del Pozo, F.J. (comp.), Intervención educativa en contextos sociales: fundamentos e investigación, estrategias y educación social en el ciclo vital (pp. 103-119). | UniNorte | ISBN 978-958-789-223 | 2020 | ||||
Terroba M, Ribera JM, Lapresa D, Anguera MT. | Education intervention using a ground robot with programmed directional controls: observational analysis of the development of computational thinking in early childhood education | Revista de Psicodidáctica. 2021;26:143¿151 | 2020 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psicod.2021.03.001 | |||||
Tomé, M. | Observación sistemática y análisis de contexto para la innovación y la mejora en Educación | Ediciones Paraninfo | 2019 |