Participant Observation - श्रेयस् by AmritaVishwaVidyapeetham https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7 en-us 2021-11-16 10:02:27 UTC 2025-04-24 07:15:41 UTC hello@padlet.com renjithmcent https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1894334506 1. What is the demarcated boundary of observation considered?.
2. Does the identified area have Participants/users?
3. What is the goal of the participants in the demarcated boundary? Why are they there?]]> 2021-11-16 14:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1894334506 renjithmcent https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1894340255 2021-11-16 14:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1894340255 Students https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1904596629
  • Students are users in the given image.
  • They are listening to the class
  • Some of them are distracted
  • I think these students belong to the age group 10-12.

    Arya R N
    AM.EN.U4CSE19209
    Computer Science Engineering
    • ]]>     2021-11-21 16:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1904596629     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1905578103 Here we find that the students are not involved in any physical activities other than being seated.
    The Teacher is explaining something to the students, maybe on a topic or an upcoming activity. He seems to be more observatory in this case

    Akash R
    AM.EN.U4MEE19005]]>     2021-11-22 08:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1905578103     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906386642 From the infrastructure and age of students, the place in the image is a school. It is possibly a Primary or lower primary school in a rural place as the infrastructure is small and less modern.
    It is a dry and humid place as we can conclude from the state of the soil and trees. The plants and trees just outside the building may be a garden developed by the students and teachers. 
    It is not a classroom. It may be a hall present outside. It is a simple structure and the students are seated on mats rather than benches and desks. So it may be an occasion when an outsider comes and takes class about something.

    Devanand MD 
    AM.EN.U4ECE19015
    Electronics and communication engineering]]>     2021-11-22 15:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906386642     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906458584
  • The weather is sunny and the soil looks dry.
  • There is a row of plants near the buildings. It might be a garden maintained by the students.
  • Some trees are also present in the ground.

    • Arya R N
    AM.EN.U4CSE19209
    Computer Science Engineering
    ]]>     2021-11-22 15:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906458584     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906487651 The students are listening to the class but they are not taking notes. They don't have any notebooks or stationery items with them. It seems like the class is not an usual one and the teacher is not familiar to the students.

    Arya R N
    AM.EN.U4CSE19209
    Computer Science Engineering]]>     2021-11-22 16:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906487651     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906546957 The environment appears to be dry and it seems to be like the students are sitting in the outdoors of their school. They appear to be seated on the floor rather than on a bench  and the seating doesn't appear like a class room atmosphere. Here the children are not holding any book or working anything related to studies nor particularly focusing at any point which a classroom like atmosphere holds.

    Akash R
    AM.EN.U4MEE19005
    Mechanical Engineering.]]>     2021-11-22 16:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906546957     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906565355 The interaction in the picture appears to be weak. As the teacher talks to the student generally in a class room here nothing of such kind is happening. Maybe not a direct conversation appeared to happen but the body language suggests as if the teacher had already completed with giving some directions to the student.

    Akash R
    AM.EN.U4MEE19005
    Mechanical Engineering.

    ]]>     2021-11-22 16:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906565355     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906566309 The interaction in the picture appears to be weak. As the teacher talks to the student generally in a class room here nothing of such kind is happening. Maybe not a direct conversation appeared to happen but the body language suggests as if the teacher had already completed with giving some directions to the student.

    Akash R
    AM.EN.U4MEE19005
    Mechanical Engineering.

    ]]>     2021-11-22 16:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906566309     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906573669 Teachers and students are only the main highlights in the theme. The building appears to be like an old school maybe a school situated in the outskirts of a city or in some rural area.The surrounding appears to be little green compared to many other school and the orderliness signifies that it is well maintained

    Akash R
    AM.EN.U4MEE19005
    Mechanical Engineering]]>     2021-11-22 16:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906573669     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906594920 Students are the users here. All of them are of same age group and suspected to be of the same grade and they appear to be waiting for their teacher though some appear to be in their own world and some other looking around the things.

    Akash R
    AM.EN.U4MEE19005
    Mechanical Engineering.

    ]]>     2021-11-22 17:01:00 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906594920     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906641216 There are pots present in the second or far building in the photo. They are used for carrying water from a well or maybe a farther water source. This suggests that water tanks or motors are not present in the school given in the picture.
    The buildings the students are sitting in and the other 2 buildings seem different in their infrastructure. 
    The students are sitting on a mat. 
    Trees and plants can be seen planted just outside the buildings. These are possibly a garden created by the teachers and students in the school.

    Devanand MD 
    AM.EN.U4ECE19015
    Electronics and communications engineering ]]>     2021-11-22 17:22:53 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1906641216     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907530575 Children are learning from their teacher.They are made to sit on ground and listen without tables to take notes and seats.Lack of infrastructure is clear here.It seems that the learning quality they receive is not good enough.It is evident from their act of lack of focus.
    AM.BT.U3BIT19129
    Merin Joy
    School of Biotechnology

    ]]>     2021-11-23 03:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907530575     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907546308 Optimum comfort factor help in enhancing effective learning process in a classroom.Thermal comfort have greater importance to focus. Here the kids are scraching their body may be out of the uncomfortable hot and humid climate around.There are no fan fitted and it is an open space where students sit and learn.Lack of proper basic infrastructure such as classroom boards , tables seats are not seen in the image and children finds it difficult to listen without these educational aids.It is a great thing that they have provided drinking water for the students few steps away fro where they are sitting and learning.
    AM.BT.U3BIT19129
    Merin Joy
    School of Biotechnology]]>     2021-11-23 04:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907546308     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907557455 Here the kids ar not involved in interactive discussion on the topic  they are studying then.The teacher seems to be staying in one place explaining about something and some are listening to it while others are not intersted or  are not bothered about the same.I think that by engaging all components of the learning process—teachers, students, and families—teachers are more able to assess the specific needs of their students and address them with purpose. When positive bonds or relationships are cultivated between each of the components, teachers are more equipped to design learning experiences that fit the needs of their students.
    Merin Joy
    AM.BT.U3BIT19129
    School of Biotechnology]]>     2021-11-23 04:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907557455     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907564157 There are play ground around for students to play. There are plants near they sit which gives them little cooling in hot weather without fans.There are waster pots to make sure that everybody there keep themselves hydrated.
    Merin Joy
    AM.BT.U3BIT19129
    Amrita School of Biotehnology]]>     2021-11-23 04:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907564157     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907568480 Students are the users here where they are given light of knowledge by the teacher in front of them.Some are listening while others seems to be distracted.All of them are in uniform and are of same age.
    Merin Joy
    AM.BT.U3BIT19129
    Amrita School of Biotechnology]]>     2021-11-23 04:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907568480     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907666665 The main activity in the picture is teaching, to which the learners' aren't responding eagerly. Even though uninterested, they seem to be seated calmly in reverence to the teacher. There are many possible explanations for their lack of interest too. It is highly likely that this type of a class, probably as a part of an awareness campaign, is rare since we can see a man recording the session.
    P R Vyshakh
    AM.EN.U4MEE19026]]>     2021-11-23 05:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907666665     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907672840 The activity shown in the picture is a class in a school. The school is in a rural area. The person who is taking the class is not from that village. The class is getting recorded using a camera.

    Arya R N
    AM.EN.U4CSE19209
    Computer Science Engineering]]>     2021-11-23 06:01:08 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907672840     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907699864 A class in a school is the activity depicted in the image. The students are seated on the ground without notebooks or texts . We can see that there are a few students who are distracted. The school is located in a rural setting.  Someone is using a camera to record the session.

    Sunish S
    AM.EN.U4EEE19029
    Electrical and electronics engineering


    ]]>     2021-11-23 06:24:01 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907699864     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907711138 It appears that the weather is sunny and humid. We can observe that several students are scratching, which is most likely due to the humid climate. A few trees can be seen in the backdrop, as well as a few plants near the students.

    Sunish S 
    AM.EN.U4EEE19029
    Electrical and electronics engineering]]>     2021-11-23 06:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907711138     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907724142 The teacher and students are the only ones who can interact. However, we can see that the students are seated with their arms folded and that some students are not paying attention in class, thus it may be a one-way communication from the teacher.

    Sunish S
    AM.EN.U4EEE19029
    Electronics and electrical engineering]]>     2021-11-23 06:43:49 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907724142     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907732163 In the backdrop, we can see various pots. We can also notice that the pupils are seated on mats rather than directly on the ground. A person with a camera is present.

    Sunish S
    AM.EN.U4EEE19029
    Electrical and electronics engineering]]>     2021-11-23 06:49:40 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907732163     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907737186 The students in the class are the users. They are gaining knowledge from the teacher, despite the fact that some students are distracted.

    Sunish S
    AM.EN.U4EEE19029
    Electrical and electronics engineering]]>     2021-11-23 06:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907737186     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907813428
  • On a stool, a glass is kept and pots are present nearby.
  • This might be an arrangement to provide drinking water to the students.

    • Arya R N
    AM.EN.U4CSE19209
    Computer Science Engineering
    ]]>     2021-11-23 07:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1907813428     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908064929 It is a hot day and the students of the rural primary school are seated on the floor of the corridor. From the infrastructure we can observe that funds are insufficient to improve the conditions of the school to bring the school up to date. There is also a garden, that the students have nurtured, next to the playground of the school.
    P R Vyshakh
    AM.EN.U4MEE19026]]>     2021-11-23 10:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908064929     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908092275 The main interaction happening here is a class, likely structured like a seminar. Based on body language of the facilitator and the learners, they seem to not know each other very well. This wouldn't be the response we see with teachers the students see regularly. Some students seem less interested in what the facilitator has to offer and seem absent minded. None of them are taking down anything either, hence another reason to believe it is a seminar. 
    P R Vyshakh
    AM.EN.U4MEE19026]]>     2021-11-23 10:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908092275     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908099273 Students are the users in the given photo. They are getting knowledge or awareness about a topic from the adult seen in the picture. They are in a common assembly where he is talking something outside their school syllabus to them. Some of them are listening to him keenly while others are distracted by the environment or maybe they sat there for a long time.

    Devanand MD 
    AM.EN.U4ECE19015
    Electronics and communication engineering

    ]]>     2021-11-23 10:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908099273     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908113007 There are several possible perspectives of observation here. We can see plants and small trees lining the corridors, helping keep a cool environment for learning. There are also pots with glasses on top of them, this shows the lack of proper water management infrastructure (among the lack in overall infrastructural facilitates) in the rural school, but also the striving attitude of the members associated with the school.
    P R Vyshakh
    AM.EN.U4MEE19026]]>     2021-11-23 10:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908113007     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908124172 The only interaction happening in the picture is between the man and the students. He is possibly explaining them something or giving an awareness class to them. As all the students are assembled in one place, he is an outsider coming to the rural school to take them the class.
    The students seem to be bored after a long conversation from the man. He has possibly taken the class too long. It is not an interactive session which may have led to the students getting bored to the class.

    Devanand MD 
    AM.EN.U4ECE19015
    Electronics and communication engineering]]>     2021-11-23 10:48:38 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908124172     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908138731 The students seated on the floor are the users of the knowledge being imparted. The attitude of the students isn't the optimum attitude we aspire to see in the class, the pre teen kids seem to be lacking attention. This could be because the class doesn't seem to be a regular class, it looks like a seminar and appears to be about a topic they are not familiar with.
    P R Vyshakh
    AM.EN.U4MEE19026]]>     2021-11-23 10:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908138731     https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908147425 The adult present in the picture is probably a person outside the school who has visited here to take a class or awareness program. The students are sitting without much focus to what the guy is saying. It seems that they are bored about the activity after hearing it for long time.
    A little part of another person can be seen in the middle right part of the photo. He has a video camera and is recording the activities happening here.

    Devanand MD 
    AM.EN.U4ECE19015 
    Electronics and communication engineering]]>     2021-11-23 11:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/renjithmcent/e538iobi4cty9xn7/wish/1908147425