Detailedness - fully record children's true behavior

Breadth - both the situation when the behavior occurred and subsequent behavior

Permanence - recorded materials are kept for a long time

Individuality--commonly used in case studies

The research objects lack representativeness, and observations are prone to subjective tendencies.

Observed cases are limited

susceptible to bias

Long-term continuous recording is time-consuming and labor-intensive

Easy and flexible operation

informative

have a certain breadth

Easy to read and analyze

Interfering with normal teacher-child interaction

Recalling records afterwards can easily lead to discrepancies between recorded content and facts.

Judgment is susceptible to personal subjective bias

Observing and recording children’s behavior samples are not highly representative

Easy and flexible operation

The content is informative, permanent and has a certain breadth

Unlimited number of observers

Evaluations that are beneficial to the kindergarten curriculum

The requirements for observer ability are relatively high

Time and effort

Using equipment to assist observation will increase the cost of inspection

Difficulty in processing data

Determine the target behavior to observe

Provide relevant operational definitions

Select observation object

Set observation time: observation time interval, time interval, number of observations, and duration of observation

Create an observation scale

Observe carefully (strictly follow the prescribed time)

objective record

Check

count

economical

Interobserver reliability is improved by reducing observer variability in judgments and inferences

Ability to combine different recording techniques (symbolic record sheets and descriptive record sheets can be used simultaneously)

Convenient statistics and analysis of personal or group information

Limit research on overt behaviors and events that occur frequently

Only suitable for observing explicit behavior

Unable to get behavior details

behavioral category

behavior category

behavioral definition

save time

A more detailed description of the circumstances in which behaviors and events occur, change, and end

Practical and can be used to study various behaviors and events

Can study the relationship between behavior and environment

The immediacy of symbolic recording and the completeness of written recording

Lack of quality stability

Continuity of terminal behavior

Inability to maintain behavioral integrity

Easily ignore other information

Inconvenient to classify and draw conclusions

easy to use

It is easy to operate, can be synthesized, compared, and quantified, saving the inspector's energy and time.

Can be used in different situations

Facilitate collection of information that observers wish to obtain

Can be used to diagnose various aspects of children's physical and mental development

Can be used to measure the effects of educational interventions

It has a wide range of applications and can be used in combination with other observation methods

Lack of detailed plot and background information

Observation reliability is questioned

More convenient to design and use

Facilitates statistical analysis

The scope of application is relatively wide

Congruence between personal perception and reality can be checked, i.e. children are rated first and then actual observations are made

Can be used to compare individual differences

The requirements for structuring are relatively high

Some data may be missed if not used with other methods

It is easy to have subjective bias when evaluating

The descriptive sentences should be as simple and clear as possible, and try to use short and easy-to-understand sentences.

Make sure the wording and prompts are consistent with the item being assessed

Use precise and clear expressions

Clarify the applicable scope of the rating scale

Try to avoid the observer’s own subjective errors