Paper Info
Title
Going digital: understanding paper and photo documentation practices in early childhood education
Abstract
Documentation of development is a critical aspect of the work of early childhood education teachers. Through field observations and interviews, we detail the process and tools used in documenting development for children age three months to five-years-old at one school. Teachers use paper forms and printed photos to record and analyze observations of development. The evolving final product is a paper portfolio of development. This practice relies heavily on the teacher's ability to objectively observe children in situ, create a record of the activity, and make salient the link between evidence and developmental milestones. We describe current paper and photo documentation practices in light of an online record keeping system that will be introduced at this school within the next year. The present analysis contributes to a growing literature on the role of paper and digital media in documentation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1145/2441776.2441925
CSCW
Keywords
Field
DocType
paper form,paper portfolio,current paper,critical aspect,photo documentation practice,children age,understanding paper,early childhood education teacher,digital media,online record,developmental milestone,documentation
Developmental Milestone,Computer science,Knowledge management,Portfolio,Early childhood education,Documentation,Digital media,Salient
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
7
0.76
19
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Anne Marie Piper158647.70
Sarah D'Angelo271.10
James D. Hollan32744672.67