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 _____ 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