Anacedotal record

psychological tools and technique, definition, characteristics, purposes, items, caution, examples, principles, advantages and disadvantages Anacedotal record

1. Anecdotal Record By:- Prof. Paramjit Singh and Yudhpreet Singh Assistant Professor Khalsa College of Education, Ranjit Avenue, Amritsar.

2. In Educational Psychology there are Tools and Techniques . Tools and techniques of Educational Psychology

3. Tools for data collection The term tool refers to any device or implement used collect factual information or data required for the study of some phenomenon or a problem. T o o ls ar e use d to sys t em a ti c a l ly r e c o rd information or to precisely measure the data. Tools and techniques of Educational Psychology

4. The important tools used for collecting data in the field of Educational psychology are the following: Tests Anecdotal Record Cumulative Record Check List Rating Scale Questionnaire Psychological Test Tools and techniques of Educational Psychology

5. Anecdotal R ecord

6. An anecdote is an account of an event in a child’s day. The record of this event can be detailed or brief. These s ho r t r epo r t s de s c r i b e , i n a f a c t ua l w a y , t h e incident, its context, and what was said or done by children. INTRODUCTION : -

7. What is Anecdotal Record? Objective account of pupil behaviour Incidental ( informal ) observation Specific description not generalised Cater significant incidents Tools and techniques of Educational Psychology

8. A factual record of an observation of a single specific, significant incident in the behavior of a student. It is a written description of a specific incident for which a teacher has observed.

9. According to Brown and Martin , Anecdotes are descriptive accounts of episodes or occurrences in the daily life of the student. According to Raths Louis , An Anecdotal record is a report of a significant episode in the life of a student. Tools and techniques of Educational Psychology

10. According to Traxler , this record, as the name implies, involves setting down an Anecdote concerning some aspect of pupil behaviour which seems significant to the observer. According to Zann, D. Willard , an anecdotal record as a simple statement of an incident deemed by the observer to be significant with respect to a given pupil. Tools and techniques of Educational Psychology

11. contain a factual description of :- what happened, when it happened under what circumstance the behavior occurred. contain a record of single incident. significant to the pupil’s growth and development. CHARACTERISTICS:-

12. Continued… Notes written by the teacher regarding student language behavior , or learning .

13. Where teachers document and describe significant daily events , and relevant aspects of student activity and progress.

14. Are taken during student activities or at the end of the day.

15. to provide information about students' development over an extended period of time .

16. to identify the instructional needs of students.

17. Concentrate on only one on two behavior observation should be selective. Record should be complete. They should be kept by all teacher and not only by the student teacher. Record the incident or action as soon as possible after it has happened PRINCIPLES:-

18. They should have a compiled and field. The teacher should have practice and training in making observation and writing Anecdotal record. Name of the student, class and school, date of observation. Setting background of the incident. Recommendation concerning the behavior. CON T ..

19. Purpose of Anecdotal Records

20. provide information regarding a student's development over a period of time

21. provide ongoing records about individual instructional needs

22. capture observations of significant behaviors that might otherwise be lost

23. provide ongoing documentation of learning that may be shared with students , parents and teachers .

24. ITEMS IN ANECDOTAL RECORDS To relate the incident correctly for drawing inferences the following items to be incorporated. The first part of an anecdotal record should be factual, simple and clear. Name of the students Unit/ ward/ department Date and time Brief report of what happened.

25. Conti… The second part of an anecdotal record may include additional comments, analysis and conclusions based on interpretations and judgments.

26. Advantages

27. Reasonably easy to do. Do not stop you from interacting with the child – can be recorded later. Useful for planning and learning. You can focus on one area of development or skill at a time.

28. No special training needed for the observer. Observer can catch an unexpected incident no matter when it occurs, for it is usually recorded afterwards. The observation can be used to focus specifically on the behaviors of interest.

29. Disadvantages

30. The observer’s involvement may influence the child’s behavior. Relies on the memory of the observer. Some detail may be forgotten eg. Direct quotes. Difficult to use for research purposes. The observer may overlook many crucial behaviors to focus on a specific behavior.