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| Young Children | 4 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
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Peer reviewedFrank, Lawrence K. – Young Children, 1969
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Measurement, Measurement Objectives, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewedBenjamin, Ann C. – Young Children, 1994
Observation is used to chart children's development, to gain insight into children's behavior, and to guide curricular decision making. It also plays an important role in assessment, by either replacing or supplementing standardized evaluation instruments. These ideas and guidelines offer practical, field-tested advice for incorporating…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Confidentiality, Early Childhood Education, Informal Assessment
Peer reviewedRaver, C. Cybele; Zigler, Edward F. – Young Children, 1991
Reflects on Head Start's beginnings, its goal of enhancing children's social competence, and errors associated with the incorporation of evaluation measures and curricula that are cognitive in orientation into its programs. Concludes that such errors must not recur. Evaluation measures and curricula must reflect concern for the child's whole…
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Curriculum Design, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Evaluation Problems
Peer reviewedMeisels, Samuel J. – Young Children, 1993
Maintains that the justification for using standardized achievement tests for children below grade three is questionable, and proposes the adoption of performance assessment that documents activities in which children engage on a daily basis. Explains the Work Sampling System, a performance assessment system that involves developmental checklists,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Class Activities, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria
