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Direct linkMeisels, Samuel J.; Wen, Xiaoli; Beachy-Quick, Kristy – Applied Developmental Science, 2010
This study used a mixed methods methodology to investigate the reliability and validity of the Ounce Scale, an authentic, observational assessment of infants' and toddlers' development from birth through 42 months of age. Quantitative cross-sectional data were collected from 287 children and 124 teachers in seven urban Early Head Start programs;…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Measures (Individuals), Infants, Toddlers
Peer reviewedMeisels, Samuel J.; Xue, Yange; Bickel, Donna DiPrima; Nicholson, Julie; Atkins-Burnett, Sally – Educational Assessment, 2001
Examined reactions of 246 parents to the use of a curriculum-embedded performance assessment, the Work Sampling System (WSS) with children in kindergarten through grade 3. The majority of parents preferred the WSS reports to conventional report cards and expressed approval of WSS use. (SLD)
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Parents, Performance Based Assessment, Primary Education
Jablon, Judy R.; Marsden, Dorothea B.; Meisels, Samuel J.; Dichtelmiller, Margo L. – 1994
The Work Sampling System is a performance assessment that provides an alternative to group-administered, norm-referenced achievement tests for preschool through fifth grade. This volume presents a compilation of the Work Sampling System Developmental Guidelines for preschool through third grade. The guidelines are grouped into these categories:…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Development, Literacy, Performance Based Assessment
Download full textMeisels, Samuel J. – 1998
This report, the third in the National Center for Early Development & Learning's (NCEDL) "Spotlight" series, is based on excerpts from a paper presented during a "Kindergarten Transitions" synthesis conference in early 1998. The report addresses defining readiness for school and assessing a child's readiness for school. The report notes that…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria, Learning Readiness, Performance Based Assessment
Meisels, Samuel J. – 1995
Performance assessment offers an approach to assessment different from that of group-administered standardized tests by documenting activities in which children engage on a daily basis. Flexible enough to reflect individual academic achievement and designed to evaluate elements of learning not captured by standardized tests, the Work Sampling…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Check Lists, Early Childhood Education, Performance Based Assessment
Harrington, Helen L.; Meisels, Samuel J.; McMahon, Patricia; Dichtelmiller, Margo L.; Jablon, Judy R. – 1997
The Work Sampling System is a performance assessment system that is used in preschool through fifth grade to document and assess children's skills, knowledge, behavior, and accomplishments across curriculum areas. This handbook for teacher educators explains the use of the Work Sampling System. The chapters are: (1) "The Work Sampling System…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Observation
Xue, Yange; Meisels, Samuel J.; Bickel, Donna DiPrima; Nicholson, Julie; Atkins-Burnett, Sally – 2000
This study focused on parents' reactions to the implementation of a curriculum-embedded performance assessment for young children. It examines the Work Sampling System (WSS) (S. Meisels, J. Jablon, D. Marsden, M. Dichtelmiller, A. Dorfman, and D. Steele, 1994), a continuous progress performance assessment system that offers an alternative to…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedMeisels, Samuel J.; Bickel, Donna DiPrima; Nicholson, Julie; Xue, Yange; Atkins-Burnett, Sally – American Educational Research Journal, 2001
Studied the validity of teacher judgments based on the Work Sampling System (WSS), a curriculum-embedded performance assessment for preschool to grade 5. Results for 345 K-3 students in 17 classrooms demonstrate that the WSS correlates well with a standardized, individually administered psychoeducational battery and is a reliable predictor of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Correlation, Elementary School Students
Dichtelmiller, Margo L.; Jablon, Judy R.; Dorfman, Aviva B.; Marsden, Dorothea B.; Meisels, Samuel J. – 1997
The Work Sampling System is a performance assessment system that is used in preschool through fifth grade to document and assess children's skills, knowledge, behavior, and accomplishments across curriculum areas. This teacher's manual explains the use of the Work Sampling System in the following chapters: (1) "Introducing the Work Sampling…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Education, Observation, Performance Based Assessment
Dorfman, Aviva B.; Galluzzo, Gary R.; Meisels, Samuel J. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2006
This study investigates the development of prospective teachers' observation skills and understanding of assessment in two teacher education programs that integrate information about performance assessment in varying degrees into their preparation and field experiences. Focusing on eight student teachers, we used interview data to investigate the…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Teacher Education Programs, Performance Based Assessment, Field Experience Programs
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
