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Direct linkElizabeth Rupnik – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This basic qualitative study aimed to understand how the results of the kindergarten readiness assessments are used within the classroom for planning curriculum, connecting to learning standards, and implementing individualized instruction, along with kindergarten teachers' perspectives on the usefulness of kindergarten readiness testing. The…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Download full textYildirim Seheryeli, Merve; Gelbal, Selahattin – International Journal of Curriculum and Instructional Studies, 2020
This study aims to investigate the opinions of teachers working at public, private, and International Baccalaureate (IB) Schools on the evaluation practices, the use of assessment tools, the frequency of documenting data, and the feedback frequencies given to both students, and parents. A questionnaire has been used to collect data from 168…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Public Schools, Private Schools, Advanced Placement Programs
American Institutes for Research, 2015
Assessing individuals' social and emotional (SE) knowledge, attitudes, and skills is a complex task. It requires careful consideration of the assessment purpose, rigor, practicality, burden, and ethics. Once you have considered these factors and have determined that you are, in fact, "Ready to Assess," you are ready to act and choose an…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Knowledge Level, Student Attitudes
Titley, Jonathan E.; D'Amato, Rik Carl; Koehler-Hak, Kathrine M. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2014
The identification of children at-risk for reading problems can be costly and time-consuming. Previous research has indicated that teachers are relatively accurate in assessing children's overall reading ability. This study investigated the accuracy of kindergarten and first grade teacher rating scales in predicting children's reading…
Descriptors: Literacy, Student Evaluation, Achievement Rating, At Risk Students
Schilder, Diane; Carolan, Megan – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2014
Early childhood stakeholders in state departments of education are interested in knowing what child assessment measures are being used in state-funded pre-kindergarten and in kindergarten classrooms. To address this need, the Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes (CEELO) performed a secondary analysis of data in the National Institute for…
Descriptors: State Policy, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten
Hreinsdottir, Anna Magnea; Davidsdottir, Sigurlina – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2012
In this study, the merit of using deliberative democratic evaluations is studied in light of ten questions asked by House and Howe, which defined the approach and raise issues of interests, representation, and choice of stakeholders, power balances and procedures for controlling them, participation, reflection and deliberation. Suggestions by…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Stakeholders, Democracy, Evaluation Methods
Nah, Kwi-Ok – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2014
Child assessment practices in English and Korean preschools were compared by analysing data from interviews with educators, examples of child assessment, and official documents from each country. Child assessment in England was systematically implemented and characterised by several methodological and procedural strengths, whereas assessment in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Interviews
Mullis, Ina V.S., Ed.; Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Minnich, Chad A., Ed.; Stanco, Gabrielle M., Ed.; Arora, Alka, Ed.; Centurino, Victoria A.S., Ed.; Castle, Courtney E., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2012
For more than 50 years, the International Association for the Evaluation of
Educational Achievement (IEA) has been instrumental in developing an
analytical model for understanding the relationships between educational
policy (the intended curriculum), classroom and instructional practices (the
implemented curriculum), and educational learning…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Mathematics Curriculum, Science Curriculum, Educational Policy
Individualizing Elementary General Music Instruction: Case Studies of Assessment and Differentiation
Salvador, Karen – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Elementary general music teachers typically teach hundreds of students every week. Each child has individual learning needs due to a variety of factors, such as prior experiences with music, music aptitude, learning style, and personality. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore ways that experienced teachers used assessments to…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Experienced Teachers, Individualized Instruction, Music Education
Mullis, Ina V.S., Ed.; Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Minnich, Chad A., Ed.; Stanco, Gabrielle M., Ed.; Arora, Alka, Ed.; Centurino, Victoria A.S., Ed.; Castle, Courtney E., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2012
For more than 50 years, the International Association for the Evaluation of
Educational Achievement (IEA) has been instrumental in developing an
analytical model for understanding the relationships between educational
policy (the intended curriculum), classroom and instructional practices (the
implemented curriculum), and educational learning…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Policy, Mathematics Curriculum, Science Curriculum
Aiona, Shelli – Educational Perspectives, 2005
On the surface, it appears that it should be quite simple to identify the characteristics of a child who is ready for school and then to assess whether or not any given child has these characteristics. But readiness is a difficult construct and one that has been the topic of great debate. Assessment of readiness is even more challenging. Policies…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Student Characteristics, Evaluation Methods, Learning Readiness
