Peer mentors for CD 354: Methods of Observation will: Review, assess and provide feedback on student descriptions of child behavior and development; Meet regularly with faculty to discuss the course and assignment expectations, including how to best achieve precise, objective description of child growth and development, how to design child-centered goals and professional interventions to best facilitate child growth and development, and how to create professional partnerships facilitating best practice; Meet with the course instructor(s) at least twice per semester to establish inter-rater reliability; Read, assess and provide timely feedback on the following observation assignments: narrative descriptions, checklists, time samples, event samples, student-designed event samples, summaries, interpretations and case studies along with the course instructors; Hold office hours once a week for one and a half hours when students can come and ask questions or get specific help; and. By reviewing, assessing and providing feedback on student descriptions of child behavior and development, the peer mentor will practice and refine his/her ability to: Describe the principles and patterns of growth and development in the cognitive, physical and motor, communicative, emotional and social domains (Student Learning Outcome #1); Identify/evaluate the variety of factors that influence children’s development.