ECED200_Fall24_W6

ECED200Spring 2024 (Day # 1)

Week 6

Activity

DAP -ProjectInterview Assignment

Forms of Assessment

index

What is Assessment?

Indicators of Effective Assessment

Chapter 11

Purposes of Assessment

Recap

What are the individual differences among children?

How can we Understand Individual Differences?

Why do we need to pay attention to individual differences?

Recap

Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Why is it important to see each child as an individual?

Chapter 11Assessing Children’s Learning and Development

"Assessment"

What is the first thing that comes in your mind?

When I say the word.........

Info

What is Assessment?

Why do we assess?

What are the forms of assessment?

Indicators of Effective assessMent

Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Assessment

What to consider for developmentally appropriate assessment?

Activity

Time Group Discussion – 5 -7 minutesClass Discussion – 5 -7 minutes

What are the Key Takeaways of This Video?

Work Time Dap Assignment&Interview assignment

ECED200Spring 2024 (Wednesday)

Day # 2

DAP -Project

index

Learning the Language of Assessment

Indicators of Effective Assessment

Chapter 11

Purposes of Assessment

Recap

Why do we assess?

What are the forms of assessment?

What is Assessment?

Recap

What are the Different types of informal assessment?

Observing and Gathering Evidence

Observation is the most frequently used method of gathering informationThe process of gathering evidence of children’s learning is also called documenting, and involves two kinds of decisions: (1) how to gather information about children, and (2) how to record the findings (McAfee & Leong, 2015).

Info

Observation and Recording

benefits of observational assessments

Activity

Time: Video: 11.33 Group Discussion – 10 minutes. Class Discussion – 10 minutes

Watch the video of teachers using observation with young children..........what are some of the benefits?

ECED200Spring 2024 (Friday)

Day # 3

DAP -Project

index

What specific assessment data should i gather during assessment?

Why is it important to take Information from family members?

Chapter 11

What are the different types of formal assessment?

Recap

What specific assessment data should i gather during assessment?

Forms of Narrative Records are:

• Running Records
• Annecdotal Records
• Audio, Video and Photo Records

Methods of documenting Assessments

Interpreting and Using Evidence to Improve Teaching and Learning

What are the different types of formal assessment?

‘Concerns About standardized testing'

Most positive uses of standardized tests are:

• to help identify and diagnose children with special needs
• to serve as a source of information for assessing children for instruction
• to provide information for program evaluation and accountability

Appropriate Uses of Standardized Testing

Organizing for Assessment in Early Care and Education

Why is it important to take Information from family members?

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Days / Hrs / Mins / Secs

00:00:00:00

Sharing Experiences

Discuss with your partner what experiences have you had with assessment and testing in school? Would you like to have the same experience for your students? Why or Why not?

Time Group Discussion – 5 minutes Class Discussion – 5 minutes

Activity

For developing the assessment...

• Reference multiple sources of evidence
• Observe across settings
• Increase the comfort of the child
• Accommodate development
• Engage children in authentic activities

Consider...

• The nature of child development
• Children's sensitivity to the context
• The role of motivation

• Gender Differences
• Cognitive Development and Abilities
• Emotional and Social Development
• Approaches to learning
• Physical Development

• Biology (nature)
• Environment (nurture)
• Transactional theory
• Risk Resilience
• Protective factors

1. To improve teaching and learning
2. To identify children with special learning or developmental needs

- Screening - Diagnostic testing 3. Evaluate program quality

3. Dynamic assessmentBased on Vygotsky’s concept of the zone of proximal development, dynamic assessment analyzes a child’s performance not just in terms of what the child can do independently, as most assessment procedures require, but what the child can do with the assistance of a teacher or peer.

1. Observation

• Curriculum-embedded
• Play-based

2. Performance assessmentPerformance assessment, also known as authentic assessment, is used to determine what children know and can do from their demonstration of a skill or their creation of a product.

Definition of Assessment ​Assessment is the ongoing process of gathering evidence of a child's learning and learning to make decisions about planning and implementing instruction.

Teachers must not only give information to parents, they must get information from parents as well. Parents can provide insights about children’s behavior and capabilities outside the school or child care center.