Spotlight on Young Children: Observation and Assessment - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1938113349 ISBN 13 : 9781938113345

Editeur : National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2018

Synopsis

Find inspiration to intentionally develop and implement meaningful, developmentally appropriate observation and assessment practices to build responsive, joyful classrooms.

The debate surrounding testing and accountability in early childhood education continues, but one thing is universally agreed upon: effective observation and assessment of young children’s learning are critical to supporting their development.

Educators balance what they know about child development with observation and assessment approaches that both inform and improve the curriculum. This foundational resource for all educators of children from birth through third grade explores: 

• What observation and assessment are, why to use them, and how 
• Ways to integrate documentation, observation, and assessment into the daily routine 
• Practices that are culturally and linguistically responsive 
• Ways to engage families in observation and assessment processes 
• How to effectively share children’s learning with families, administrators, and others 
• Find inspiration to intentionally develop and implement meaningful, developmentally appropriate observation and assessment practices to build responsive, joyful classrooms.

This volume is part of NAEYC’s best-selling Spotlight series?great resources for the college classroom and for staff development.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Holly Bohart is senior editor in Books and Related Resources at NAEYC. She formerly taught in special education early childhood programs.Rossella Procopio is associate editor in Books and Related Resources at NAEYC.

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Educators who understand the process and benefits of collecting information on what children know and can do and then using it to guide instruction and promote children’s learning—known as formative assessment—embrace it. Formative assessment is a critical piece of a balanced, comprehensive system of assessment for young children that also includes screening, diagnostic tests, and summative assessments (Riley-Ayers 2014). It occurs over time in varied situations and through natural observation and documentation in authentic contexts, like a teacher writing an anecdotal note about a toddler’s discovery of different textures while playing with materials in the art area. Formative assessment often involves work samples or products that children generate or create, like a second grader’s poem or a preschooler’s painting. It is the most appropriate assessment approach for young children because their development is highly complex, dynamic, and often erratic and uneven (Ackerman & Coley 2012), which makes it difficult to capture learning through one-time assessments that provide only a snapshot of a child in a particular moment. Formative assessment can also shed light on those areas of a child’s development—such as social and emotional skills and approaches to learning—that other types of assessment often overlook.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1938113349
• ISBN 13: 9781938113345
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 106
• Éditeur: Bohart Holly, Procopio Rossella
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible