Assessment of Young Children, Chapter 2

Although they might not think of themselves as researches, teachers frequently _____, collect data, and survey or interview children and families.

• read

• observe

• calculate

• disregard students

What has led to an emphasis on assessment in schools in the United States?

• Legislators, educators, parents, and the community wanted to know if the money being spent on school was leading to higher academic achievement.

• Concerns whether children living in poverty were learning as much as middle class students.

• Concerns about children with learning disabilities.

What is summative assessment?

• direct observations of a child in a home or classroom

• observation to determine a relationship between two or more characteristics or behaviors

• an overall evaluation of children's growth at the end of the school year

• study of children's development within a cultural context

What is a formative assessment?

• observation to determine a relationship between two or more characteristics or behaviors

• teams of professionals assemble data from many different sources to write a rich description of the child

• a listing of milestones or behavioral characteristics

• evaluation of children's behavior, learning, and development over time

All are examples of quantitative formative assessments except...

• developmental checklist

• case studies

• event or time sampling

• vocabulary test

Quantitative methods are when children are observed or test, and their behavior or performance are tallied or rated _____.

• numerically

• quickly

• carefully

• easily

Qualitative methods are...

• study of children's development within a cultural context

• screenings for developmental delays

• interviews held with parents or other family members

• open-ended observations of children, that capture all aspects of their lives

In designing observations, teachers must be cautious not to select behaviors that are valued only by the (a)   culture.

Assessment method where notes are taken about classroom observations and then rewritten later in a fuller, more descriptive way.

• time sampling

• standardized test

• anecdotal record

• work samples

All are steps in writing anecdotal records except...

• select a subject

• collect work samples

• interpret observation

• take notes during observation