The classroom observer : developing observation skills in early childhood settings / Ann E. Boehm, Richard A. Weinberg ; foreword by Jeanne Brooks-Gunn ; [text photographs by Myron Papiz, Nancy Johnson, and Helene Hass].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-160) and index.

Foreword / Jeanne Brooks-Gunn -- Unit I. An Introduction to the Skills of Observation -- Unit II. Applying Observation Skills to Learning Settings -- Unit III. The Forms of Observation -- Unit IV. The Selective Nature of Our Observations -- Unit V. Defining the Problem and Describing the Setting -- Unit VI. Labeling and Categorizing Behavior -- Unit VII. Making Reliable Observations: Avoiding Observational Bias -- Unit VIII. Sampling and Recording Behavior, Considering Validity, and Using Observational Outcomes -- Unit IX. The Teacher as Observer -- Unit X. The Relationship Between Media and Observation.

Systematic observation is essential for educators to evaluate properly the effectiveness of curricula and to address the problems of individual students. This volume emphasizes early childhood settings, and focuses on those skills that enable the observer to make appropriate, valid inferences and to arrive at decisions based on objective observation data gathered in natural learning environments and diverse educational settings. --from publisher description.