Package com.studentgui.apppages

Class Observations

java.lang.Object
java.awt.Component
java.awt.Container
javax.swing.JComponent
javax.swing.JPanel
com.studentgui.apppages.Observations
All Implemented Interfaces:
ImageObserver, MenuContainer, Serializable, Accessible
public class Observations extends JPanel
Observational notes page for documenting unstructured student behaviors and progress.

Similar to SessionNotes but intended for ongoing observational records rather than post-session reflections. Provides a multi-line text area for educators to capture qualitative observations throughout or across multiple sessions.

Typical Use Cases:

  • Recording specific skill demonstrations observed in real-time (e.g., "Student independently located Braille cell for letter 'G' after 2 attempts")
  • Documenting spontaneous behaviors or breakthroughs (e.g., "First time student used VoiceOver gestures without prompting")
  • Noting patterns over time (e.g., "Third session this week where student requested breaks during Abacus work")
  • Functional vision assessments and CVI-related observations

Data Persistence:

  • Notes saved via Database.saveSessionNotes(int, java.lang.String) to ProgressSession.notes column
  • Associated with an Observations progress type for categorization
  • Dummy assessment result (code="OBS_NOTE", score=0) inserted to satisfy schema constraints
  • JSON export: StudentDataFiles/<student>/Sessions/Observations/Observations-<sessionId>-<timestamp>.json

No plots or quantitative reports are generated. This page does not implement listener interfaces and operates on static student/date parameters set at construction time.

See Also:

  • Constructor Details

    • Observations

      public Observations(String studentName, LocalDate date)
      Create an Observations page for the given student and date.
      Parameters:
      studentName - student display name (may be null when no student selected)
      date - the date this observation applies to