PERSENTED BY:-

MR. FIROZ QURESHI

MSC NURSING 1ST YEAR
TMCON
INTRODUCTION:-

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.
DEFINITION:-
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.
 MEANING
Informal device used by the teacher to record
behavior of students as observed by him from
time to time.
CHARACTERISTICS:-

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.
CONT,
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.
PURPOS:-

• 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.
 EXAMPLES OF ANECDOTAL
RECORDS:-
 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.”
CONT…
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.
Cont..
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.”
Cont..
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.
PRINCIPLES:-

• 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
CONT..
• 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.
MERITS:-

• 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.
ANECDOTAL RECORD FORM
Name: Date:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 OBSERVATION FORM

Child name:______________________________________________
Date:____________________________________________________

Activity/ Focus:____________________________________________

Observations events / Behaviour and Comments:_______________

_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Summary:-

So today we have discussed the topic introduction,

definition, characteristics, purposes, some
important examples, principles and merits of
Anecdotal Record.
Conclusion:-

• 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.
ABSTRACT

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).
CONT..
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