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Peer reviewedKatz, Lilian G. – Childhood Education, 1992
Discusses four approaches to assessing the quality of early childhood program: top-down, which focuses on the adult's view of setting, equipment, and the program; bottom-up, focusing on children's experience; outside-inside, emphasizing the family's view; and societal, in which agencies and communities assess programs. (LB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria, Program Effectiveness
Download full textKatz, Lilian G. – 2003
Noting that early childhood professionals around the world have a great deal in common with each other and often understand one another better than persons in their own countries who do different kinds of work, this paper explores how quality early childhood programs might meet the needs of all children. The paper first explores trends affecting…
Descriptors: Child Care Quality, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria
Katz, Lilian G. – 1997
To help parents address those aspects of their child's development which may need special encouragement, support, or intervention, this digest delineates 11 categories of behavior for assessment. Parents should not be alarmed if their children are having difficulty in only a few categories, and they should not judge their children's permanent…
Descriptors: Affection, Child Development, Childhood Interests, Curiosity
Katz, Lilian G. – 1994
To help parents address those aspects of their child's development which may need special encouragement, support, or intervention, this digest delineates 11 categories of behavior for assessment. Parents should not be alarmed if their children are having difficulty in only a few categories, and they should not judge their children's permanent…
Descriptors: Affection, Child Development, Childhood Interests, Curiosity
McClellan, Diane E.; Katz, Lilian G. – 2001
During the past two decades, a convincing body of evidence has accumulated to indicate that unless children achieve minimal social competence by about the age of 6 years, they have a high probability of being at risk into adulthood in several ways. This digest presents a checklist of attributes of child social behavior that teachers are encouraged…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Evaluation Criteria, Individual Development, Interpersonal Competence
McClellan, Diane E.; Katz, Lilian G. – 1996
The best childhood predictor of later adult adaptation is the adequacy with which a child gets along with other children. Because social development begins in the early years, it is appropriate that early childhood programs include regular formal and informal assessment of children's acquisition of social competence. This digest presents the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria, Individual Characteristics
Katz, Lilian G. – 1995
To help parents address those aspects of their child's development which may need special encouragement, support, or intervention, this digest delineates 11 categories of behavior for assessment. Parents should not be alarmed if their children are having difficulty in only a few categories, and they should not judge their children's permanent…
Descriptors: Affection, Child Development, Childhood Interests, Curiosity
McClellan, Diane E.; Katz, Lilian G. – 2001
During the past two decades, a convincing body of evidence has accumulated to indicate that unless children achieve minimal social competence by about the age of 6 years, they have a high probability of being at risk into adulthood in several ways. This digest presents a checklist of attributes of child social behavior that teachers are encouraged…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Check Lists, Evaluation Criteria, Individual Development
Katz, Lilian G. – 1999
This paper comments on issues of quality in early child care and education from an international perspective, asserting that questions about how to determine quality are as complex for early childhood programs as for all other professional services. The paper's introduction discusses the world wide trend of expansion in the amount of out-of-home…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment
Katz, Lilian G. – 1972
On looking back at Head Start and other early childhood program plans, it is felt that several false assumptions have been made, the most obvious being the idea that poor children are understimulated; another is that poor children can be stereotyped, although there are relationships between poverty and health problems and language development. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Influences
Katz, Lilian G. – Momentum, 1997
Describes the goals of assessment in early childhood education programs, suggesting that assessment plans should focus on knowledge, skills, dispositions, and feelings. Argues that the younger children are, the more errors are made in assessment, and that efforts should therefore balance global and specific assessments. Suggests assessment…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Criteria
Katz, Lilian G. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1992
The quality of early childhood programs can be assessed from the top down, through the viewpoint of an adult observer, or the bottom up, through the viewpoint of a child in the program. Questions that can be asked from each perspective are listed. (LB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria
Katz, Lilian G. – 1997
The concept of developmental appropriateness can be applied to the assessment of young children. Clarifying the main purpose for which children are assessed can help determine what kinds of assessments would be most appropriate. Assessment of individual children might serve one of the following purposes: (1) to determine progress on significant…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
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Noting that there are many criteria by which to determine whether pedagogical practices are appropriate for young children, this paper outlines a developmental approach to pedagogy for young children. Twenty-three principles of practice are outlined. The main suggestions are that a developmental approach is one that takes into account those…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
