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Observation #3
Class/section: FHS 1500-400
Name:
Autumn
Assignment: Observation #3 Schoolage- 6 to 12 years
Background Information
Childs age:
11 years old
Fictitious name: Allie
Location:
LDS Church
Brief
4 adults and 10 adolescence children and 5 middle children during a church
Description:
event, interaction playing basketball and lesson
Biological Development
Allies development seems to be right on track with her growth. Berger described growth
as slow and steady and that through the ages of 6 to 11, middle aged children grow 2 inches
each year. (Berger, 2016, pg. 240) Depending on how tall she was before the age of 6, she could
possibly be in a high percentile of height for her age. Out of all the middle-aged children, she
was the tallest. I would not be shocked if she had been.
She also looks very healthy for her age. Her BMI (body mass index) from viewing her
seemed to be regularly healthy. She was not overweight or had child obesity. (Berger, 2016, pg.
242) Part of that could possible play from genes since her older sister is a healthy weight as well.
But there could also be factors that her parents look when she was younger. They could have
chosen to breastfeed her when she was a baby, prevented her from drinking soda, and made sure
she got enough sleep during her younger development. (Berger, 2016, pg. 243)
Her parents defiantly encouraged her to have physical activity. When playing basketball,
I could tell it had been something she had been doing for a while. I could imagine that her
parents probably have a basketball hoop outside their house to encourage physical activity.
Exercise advances physical, emotional, and mental health. (Berger, 2016, pg. 240) From this
thought I would think that Allie is very well developed in almost all her growth in all other
aspects of her life.
Cognitive Development
Allie has well developed cognitive skills. During the teaching lesson, she showed that she
could implement control processes. Control processes are defined as being able to regulate
analysis and flow of information. (Berger, 2016, pg. 252) They are also related to
metacognition. (Berger, 2016, pg. 252) Metacognition is the understanding of ones own
learning. (Berger, 2016, pg. 252) She could focus on what was being taught and could from her
own thoughts and ideas on the matter. She also could understand her own learning because she
was taking notes on what was being said. Allie was clearly taught that understand what people
teach is important and her parents have not been neglectful in that development.