Results
The focus on this study was to observe preschooler’s behavior and interaction of peer conflicts. With the age group 3-5 years old, I wanted to collect a data to testify which gender group have the most peer conflict and the kind of peer conflict. The two observation I used were a checklist data and a field note data. Both data contained useful information to finalize my research questions: 1) what is the gender difference in peer conflict 2) what is the cause of the conflict 3) reaction to conflict 4) peer exclusion.
Checklist Data
During my observation, I collected a total of 14 conflicts for the one hour period I was at the ASI Children Center. The percentage of each gender group were 0% girls group, boy groups 64%, and mixed gender group 36%. In gender frequency boys tend to have more conflict than girls. The mean intensity was 1.71 with the range from 1-3 and the mean duration was 1.36 with the range of 1-2. The boys mean intensity is 1.14 and a duration of .86. Mixed gender’s mean intensity ranged from .57 and duration of .5. Regarding the gender pattern for conflict intensity and conflict duration, boy have the highest in intensity and duration.
There are six categories conflict: physical provocation, verbal provocation, verbal disagreement, object/space struggle, disruptive …show more content…
There are two subcategories under the peer conflict which I thought seems to stand out in every conflict, verbal disagreement and verbal provocation. An episode of a verbal provocation took place before the corner yard, a boy with Grey Jacket told the boy with an Angry bird logo shirt that he wanted to hold the key to open the corner yard. The Angry bird shirt boy then went up the Grey Jacket and was super near his face and said, “You cannot have the key, I hold the Key.” and walked to teacher CAL asking to hold the key to open the corner yard lock. The Angry bird is bossy and wanted to do what he desire instead of thinking how his peer would
The focus on this study was to observe preschooler’s behavior and interaction of peer conflicts. With the age group 3-5 years old, I wanted to collect a data to testify which gender group have the most peer conflict and the kind of peer conflict. The two observation I used were a checklist data and a field note data. Both data contained useful information to finalize my research questions: 1) what is the gender difference in peer conflict 2) what is the cause of the conflict 3) reaction to conflict 4) peer exclusion.
Checklist Data
During my observation, I collected a total of 14 conflicts for the one hour period I was at the ASI Children Center. The percentage of each gender group were 0% girls group, boy groups 64%, and mixed gender group 36%. In gender frequency boys tend to have more conflict than girls. The mean intensity was 1.71 with the range from 1-3 and the mean duration was 1.36 with the range of 1-2. The boys mean intensity is 1.14 and a duration of .86. Mixed gender’s mean intensity ranged from .57 and duration of .5. Regarding the gender pattern for conflict intensity and conflict duration, boy have the highest in intensity and duration.
There are six categories conflict: physical provocation, verbal provocation, verbal disagreement, object/space struggle, disruptive …show more content…
There are two subcategories under the peer conflict which I thought seems to stand out in every conflict, verbal disagreement and verbal provocation. An episode of a verbal provocation took place before the corner yard, a boy with Grey Jacket told the boy with an Angry bird logo shirt that he wanted to hold the key to open the corner yard. The Angry bird shirt boy then went up the Grey Jacket and was super near his face and said, “You cannot have the key, I hold the Key.” and walked to teacher CAL asking to hold the key to open the corner yard lock. The Angry bird is bossy and wanted to do what he desire instead of thinking how his peer would