Observational survey

The measurement of early literacy behaviors is complex and requires a commitment to careful and systematic observation. An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement (Clay, 2002, 2006) provides a systematic way of capturing early reading and writing behaviors and is the primary assessment tool used in Reading Recovery. All of the tasks were developed in research studies to assess emergent literacy in young children.

The Observation Survey is also widely used by classroom teachers and researchers. The Observation Survey is a teacher-administered standardized assessment that adheres to characteristics of sound measurement instruments: standard tasks, standard administration, real-world tasks to establish validity, and ways of knowing about reliability of observations.

The Ask of Obeservational survey

1.Foster a oberservation hobby and Sensitivity.

2.Make up a observation list.observation list could be used by observator.Need to be simple and easy.You need to list the observation content,begining and deadline time,Observation place and observation object.

3.Observation according to the plan and make records in details.Finally draw a conclusion.

Classification of observation

1. According to observers whether the activities involved in the observed object can be divided into participant observation and non-participant observation;

2. controlled by the strength of the observed object or observed the outline level of detail, can be divided into structural and non-structural observation of observation;

3.according to whether coherence can be divided into continuous observation and non-continuous observation;

4.depending on location and organizational conditions for observation, observation and experiment can be divided into natural observation.

The funtion of Observational survey

1. Enlarge the Perceptual

2.Inspired by people’s thinking

3.Lead to new discoveries.