How to implement the observation strategies to raise the quality of Early Childhood Education (ECEC)

How to implement the observation strategies to raise the quality of Early Childhood Education (ECEC)

• Ko, Yue On James The Education University of Hong Kong
• Reunamo, Jyrki University of Helsinki
• Lee, Hui Chun Tzu Chi University
• Wang, Li Chen Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
• Chen, Hui Hua National Dong Hwa University
• Shih, Shu Shuan Tzu Chi University

17th Biennial EARLI Conference: Education in the crossroads of economy and politics – Role of research in the advancement of public good (2017: University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland)

• A Human Growth & Development
  • AF Family & Development, Family Relationship, Reproduction & Child Rearing, Family Education, Parental Involvement
• M Teachers & Education for Teachers
  • MA Professional Education for Teachers
• P Social Context of Education
  • PB Comparative Education
• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QB Pre-school Education, Child Caring Facilities, Maternal & Infantile Health Facilities

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

Valid feedback is essential for the administrators, educators, parents and, of course, for children to be able to steer their development in a sustainable way. Key influential theorists such as Montessori, Piaget, Vygotsky, and others all used observations extensively to understand how children learn and use knowledge about children's learning to improve pedagogies and children's lives. However, most adults including teachers in the ECEC settings have not always observed children and tracked their growth. Based on the research and professional development programs conducted in Finland, Taiwan and Hong Kong with more than 100,000 observations, we found some relationships between young children's involvement, adaptation and agency in early childhood settings through systematic observations. We will introduce observation strategies with video clips and demonstrate our latest mobile application for observation for practitioners to contribute to a big data pool aimed to enhance the teaching quality in ECEC settings. Copyright © 2018 EARLI.

Paper presented at the 17th Biennial EARLI Conference: Education in the crossroads of economy and politics – Role of research in the advancement of public good, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.

• English

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https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/cbf489df

2018-08-08