Elena conducted a structured observation of cooperative play among three-year-olds in a nursery. She sat on a small chair in the center of the play area with a tablet, logging cooperative play behaviors every 30 seconds. However, she found that the toddlers frequently approached her to show her their toys or ask what she was doing, which disrupted their normal play interactions.
Explain one improvement Elena could make to her observational study.
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