The
observed is the observer’s classmate and the observation were
conducted in a classroom before the class.
Observation notes:
I
came into the classroom and sat at observed’s table. After greeting each other and talked about the weather, she stared
at her laptop and ate cookies. Just several seconds later she asked if I want some cookies and I refused and thanked her. She looked back at her laptop. After one minute, she picked up her phone and
started to type something. She moved between phone and laptop for several times. After one or two minutes, she just sat and ate cookies while
listening to other people talking about their courses. She laughed and said to me:
“people kept talking about their courses.” I laughed and replied: “Yes true.” Then she
began to type something on her laptop again. She looked a little bit tired and took
off her glass. Someone came in and asked: “can I sit here?” She put on her
glasses and replied: “sure.” Another person came in. she greeted her. After several seconds suspense, she asked that person if she wanted to join in her group
for an assignment. They talked about the assignment for a while. During this
time another person joined in and talked about food and snacks and so on for
several seconds. They began to talk about the assignment again. She was unsure
about something and came back to her table and checked on her laptop. While
typing she listened to her partners at the same time with her body leaning to
that table. Sometimes she nodded and laughed. She found the file she wanted on
the laptop and took her laptop to her partners to show her the file. They
started to talk about it and seems to reach some agreements. she kept nodding
and laughing and the conversation went smoothly and well. After several
minutes, she came back to her table and at that time someone asked her if the
book on the desk is hers. She replied it was not hers. She began to type
something on her laptop again. Someone came in and sat besides her. They
greeted each other and we began to talk about a folder carried by that person. She
listened to other people talking and ate cookies. Someone passed behind her and
she knocked that person and she apologized and laugh. She seemed to find something
new and went to her partners’ table and began to talk about the assignment again.
After one or two minutes, the professor came in the class and greeted her. She
smiled and greeted back. She kept typing on her laptop and started to read
something one her laptop silently. The professor started to talk and she
listened to the professor, looked at the screen and type on her laptop.
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