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Observation and Assessment

Observation and Assessment. Nita Thomason Ed.D . Assessment. Process of gathering information about children from several forms of evidence, then organizing and interpreting that information. N.A.E.Y.C.

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Observation and Assessment

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  1. Observationand Assessment Nita Thomason Ed.D.

  2. Assessment Process of gathering information about children from several forms of evidence, then organizing and interpreting that information

  3. N.A.E.Y.C • National Association for the Education of Young Children - Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Assessment • http://www.naeyc.org

  4. Purposes of Assessment • Plan Instruction • Identify children needing special services • Evaluate program

  5. Determine “what’s right” with the child in order to assist growth and development – strengths and areas needing strengthening

  6. Assessment Tools • Child Skills Checklist • Tests • Interviews • Play-based Assessment • Videotapes • Photographs • Narratives • Samplings • Scales

  7. Sound Assessment is: • Reliable – measures accurately and consistently • Valid – measures what we want to measure

  8. NAEYC Position Statement on Assessment (text pg. 6, 14) • How does the statement define assessment? • What type of assessment is appropriate for ECE programs? • List indicators of effective assessment practices.

  9. I Love You the Purplest By Barbara Joosse

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