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1 | O b s e r v a t i o n a n d A s s e s s m e n t

Pin It! Observation Observation is defined as “the process of gathering information about objects and events using senses of sight, smell, sound, touch and taste, noticing specific details or phenomena that ordinarily might be overlooked” (CDE, 2016 p. 64).2 If we want to understand children, we must first watch them and listen to them.