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Download full textYun, Cathy; Melnick, Hanna; Wechsler, Marjorie – Learning Policy Institute, 2021
Early childhood assessments can provide important information to guide instruction and inform policy. Given the widespread and growing use of statewide kindergarten entry assessments (KEAs), in particular, it is important that policymakers understand how to choose and use assessments wisely. This brief summarizes research showing how authentic…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Performance Based Assessment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Student Evaluation
Direct linkFiore, Lisa B. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
In an era of standards and norms where assessment tends to minimize or dismiss individual differences and results in punitive outcomes or no action at all, Assessment of Young Children provides teachers with an approach to assessment that is in the best interest of both children and their families. Author Lisa B. Fiore explores a variety of ways…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Student Evaluation, Portfolio Assessment, Observation
Shores, Elizabeth F.; Grace, Cathy – 1998
This book details a process for using student portfolios to support improved learning for children, teachers, and families, with the goal of encouraging reflection and goal-setting by individual learners and engaging parents in assessment and evaluation through frequent and varied communication. The book provides three major features: portfolio…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Measures (Individuals)
Grace, Cathy – 1992
Educators use the term "authentic assessment" to refer to the practice of realistic student involvement in the evaluation of student achievement. Authentic assessments are performance-based and instructionally appropriate. One method of authentic assessment is the assembly and review of a portfolio of a student's work. The portfolio is a…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Horton, Carol; Bowman, Barbara T. – 2002
In Spring 2001, Erikson Institute conducted two surveys to provide practical information on the current state of expert opinion and public practice with regard to the assessment of prekindergarten children. The first survey questioned a select group of 25 national leaders in the early childhood field regarding the most important components of a…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Informal Assessment
Peer reviewedSchweinhart, Lawrence J. – Young Children, 1993
Maintains that new practices such as performance-based assessment that are consistent with the early childhood profession's process goals need to be developed and that testing of young children that is not developmentally appropriate constitutes misassessment. Promotes observational assessment that uses anecdotal notes and that complements…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
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
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1991
This technical assistance paper presents information designed to assist school personnel in assessing the strengths and needs of children and planning developmentally appropriate curriculum strategies. The first topic addressed is assessment strategies, which include developmental screening, diagnostic instruments, teacher observation, parent…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Development, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1992
This packet contains four separate documents designed to help elementary schools develop their own action plans for implementing the KERA (Kentucky Education Reform Act) Primary Program, a developmentally appropriate program for young children supported by the Kentucky Department of Education. Fully implemented primary programs are to include the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Continuous Progress Plan, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Improvement
Denny, Merry – 1991
The attributes of Kentucky's Primary Program are developmentally appropriate practices; multi-age classrooms; continuous progress; authentic assessment; qualitative reporting; professional teamwork; and parent involvement. This document serves as a guide for teachers who wish to make changes concerning these attributes as they relate to four…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Environment, Continuous Progress Plan, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Fielden, Frank, Ed. – Of Primary Interest Newsletter, 1994
These four newsletter issues provide information on current research and practice to early childhood professionals teaching in the primary grades in Colorado, focusing on education reform and developmentally appropriate practice. The first issue notes research supporting developmentally appropriate practice, describes Kentucky's primary school…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Class Organization, Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Programs
Maksimowicz, Michelle L. – 1993
This booklet focuses on understanding authentic learning and assessment practices and their effect on students and teachers at the middle level. After an examination of what is meant by authentic learning, five guidelines are suggested for use in selecting authentic content for middle level students. Specifically, authentic materials: (1) should…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Continuous Progress Plan, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design
Ross, Ann; Olsen, Karen – 1993
This book proposes a new view of middle school curriculum and the specifics of how to create such a curriculum. It introduces the notion that the approach to developing a curriculum appropriate for adolescents should be based on similarities of human learning at different ages, as well as the uniqueness of the adolescent. Chapter 1 highlights six…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Bridge, Connie A.; And Others – 1993
In June 1990, the state of Kentucky passed its innovative Education Reform Act, which totally restructured the finance, governance, and curriculum of its public schools. One of the major provisions of the act was the mandate for Kentucky's primary schools to change from the traditional placement of children of the same age in kindergarten, first,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Constructivism (Learning), Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Feng, Jianhua – 1994
Within the field of early childhood education, several issues are currently being debated and many new developments are emerging. One of these trends is toward the expansion and redefinition of early childhood education to include all educational experiences for children from birth to 8 years of age. Another trend is the increased interest in…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design
