In observing children during this explorative process, one can gain much insight into how children think.

This task-selection process was based on their many years of observing children in natural settings.

Observing children and what they have made, written, sung or drawn offers a better measure of their abilities, he said.

Wegmann stood back all the while with his gun, covering the situation and watching tolerantly, like an adult observing children at play.

No ideas but from sensation and reflection, evident, if we observe children.

Projects begin with teachers observing and questioning children about the topic of interest.

The idea occurred to him from observing children sticking waste prints on to pieces of broken earthenware.

Cohen (1989) conducted a study observing young children.

At the Chicago lab school, for example, one group of teachers was recently seen observing children as they took their turn handing out milk to classmates.

Other criticisms arise from the fact that Chomsky's position was more theoretical as he experienced little time observing children.