PERSENTED BY:-

MR. FIROZ QURESHI

MSC NURSING 1ST YEAR

TMCON

SEMINAR ON

ANECDOTAL RECORD

An anecdote is an account of an event in a child’s day. The record of this event can be detailed or brief. These short reports describe, in a factual way, the incident, its context, and what was said or done by children.

INTRODUCTION:-

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

DEFINITION:-

Informal device used by the teacher to record behavior of students as observed by him from time to time.

MEANING

They should contain a factual description of what happened, when it happened and under what circumstance the behavior occurred.

Each record should contain a record of single incident.

The incident record should be that is considered to significant to the pupil’s growth and development.

CHARACTERISTICS:-

The exact behavior of the student should be recorded inference, guesses or assumption must be avoided, unless it signifies.

The record should be regarded as confidential. It should not fall in to irresponsible hands.

The act as supplement for other records.

CONT,

• To stimulate the teacher to look to information.

• To understand individual basic personality pattern and his reaction indifferent situations.

• The teacher is able to understand her pupil in a realistic manner.

• It provides an opportunity for health pupil teacher relationship.

• Help the student to improve their behavior, as it is a direct feedback to an entire observed incident.

• Can be used by student for self-appraisal

and peer assessment.

PURPOS:-

EXAMPLE-1

Child’s name: Melissa C.

Date & Time: 23/4/2001 9:15am

Place or Learning center: Preschool classroom-free play.

Observed Events & Behaviors:

Melissa sat next to Tina at the reading table. Tina greeted Melissa with “hi, Melissa; Wanna read a book with me?’’ Melissa said that she Could’t read. Tina replied, “we can look at the pictures.”

EXAMPLES OF ANECDOTAL RECORDS:-

EXAMPLE-2

Child’s Name: Catherine W.

Date & Time: 16/11/2002 9:15am

Place or Learning Center: block center

Observed Events & Behaviors:

In the block center, Jamie and Catherine began to argue over who would drive the dump truck. Maria said, “Nobody can be my friend if I’m not the driver.” Catherine suggested that there were two other trucks and an airplane-she could be the piolt and everyone else could drive a truck.

 

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EXAMPLE-3

Child’s Name: Destiny H

Date & Time: 25/3/2002

Place or Learning Center: Sensory - bin

 

Observed Events & Behaviors:

Destiny looked in the sensory bin. She picked up a picture of Katie. I asked her who she found. She said, “I found Katie. “then she walked over to Katie and said, “ look, I found you.”

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EXAMPLE-4

Child’s Name: Alex P.

Date & Time: 3/3/2002 9:30am

Place Or Learning Center: Literacy Gorup.

 

Observed Events & Behaviors:

During literacy group, Alex listened as Katie read the Dinosaur Book. When Katie finished reading. Alex picked up a piece or art paper and drew a picture of what he would do with a dinosaur then wrote.

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• 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:-

• 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.

CONT..

• Use of formative feedback.

• Economical and easy to develop.

• Provision of insight into total behavioral incident.

• It help in clinical service practices.

• They record critical incidents of spontaneous behavior in natural setting.

• They can be use as supplement to quantitative data.

• They stimulator teacher to use in record and contribute to them.

MERITS:-

Name: Date:

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ANECDOTAL RECORD FORM

OBSERVATION FORM

 Child name:______________________________________________ Date:____________________________________________________ Activity/ Focus:____________________________________________ Observations events / Behaviour and Comments:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

So today we have discussed the topic introduction, definition, characteristics, purposes, some important examples, principles and merits of Anecdotal Record.

 

Summary:-

• It’s a focused an Anecdotal records assessing the children development, simplicity and accuracy, factual description, stimulate the teacher to look information, objective description of the behavior should mixed up with the subjective movement, peer assessment.

• I hope you learn and understand my topic.

Conclusion:-

PROBLEM STATEMENT:- Anecdotal Records As Tools For Assessing Learners’ Progress In The Universal Basic Schols In Ekiti And Oyo States, Nigeria.

TO CITE THIS ARTICALE:

Samuel Oye Bandele, Matthew Femi Omodara, James Ayodele Oluwatayo. Anecdotal Records as Tools for Assessing Learners’ Progress in the Universal Basic Schools in Ekiti and Oyo States, Nigeria. Education Journal. Vol. 3, No. 3, 2014, pp. 122-127.doi: 10.11648/j.edu.20140303.11

Abstract: The study assessed teachers’ knowledge and the use of anecdotal records as tool for assessing pupils’ progress in basic schools in Ekiti and Oyo States of Nigeria. Participants were 200 teachers selected from 100 schools in Ekiti and Oyo State using stratified random sampling technique (Ekiti, N=100, Oyo, N=100) and (lower basic, N=100, upper basic, N=100).

ABSTRACT

The instrument for collecting data was a self-constructed questionnaire on knowledge and use of anecdotal records with reliability coefficient estimated at 0.92 using test-retest method and Pearson Product Moment Correlation formula. Data were  

analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, chi square and t-test statistics, tested at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that most teachers lacked the knowledge and do not use anecdotal records for the assessment of the learners in basic schools, there was significant association between the knowledge and use of anecdotal records for assessment. Significance difference existed between lower and upper basic school teachers in the use of anecdotal records in favour of upper basic teachers. It was recommended that teachers in Basic schools should be sensitized on the importance of anecdotal records as effective tools for assessing pupils’ progress in the schools.

 

Keywords: Assessment, Anecdotal Records, Tools, Teachers, Pupils/Students, Basic Schools

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