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ECH/400

Assessment And Evaluation In Early Childhood

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ECH 400 Wk 1 – Early Childhood Assessment Paper

As an early childhood educator, you will meet with parents and/or caregivers, other teachers, and the leadership of your school to discuss the broad topic of assessment. These meetings may take the form of conferences to report assessment results, professional development sessions to learn new strategies, or participating in a child study team to analyze data and make educational decisions for individual students. For these reasons, you need to understand the purpose and history of assessment in early childhood education.

 

Write a 350- to 525-word paper that provides an overview of assessment in early childhood education.

 

PLEASE REVIEW DIGITAL RUBRIC – OPEN AND READ – IT IS LOCATED ON RIGHT COLUMN

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Address the following four categories in your paper:

 

 

  • Category #1 – Describe the purpose of assessment in early childhood education.

 

  • Category #2 – Examine the history of tests and assessment in early childhood, to include:

SUB-CATEGORIES:

  • Influence of the child study movement
  • Key programs and legislation

 

  • Category #3 – Explain the issues or challenges related to assessment in early childhood education.

 

  • Category #4 – Describe the new trends for the assessment of young children.

 

Your paper must include Headings and Sub-headings throughout the paper.

 

RUBRIC GRADING DETAILS:

Content and Organization – 60 POINTS

 

All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way:

 

The content is comprehensive, accurate, and/or persuasive.

 

The paper develops a central theme or idea, directed toward the appropriate audience.

 

The paper links theory to relevant examples of current experience and industry practice and uses the vocabulary of the theory correctly.

 

Major points are stated clearly; are supported by specific details, examples, or analysis; and are organized logically.

 

Major points are supported by research. At least two In-text citations are included.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED.

 

The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points.

 

The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.

 

Readability and Style – 10 points

 

Paragraph transitions are present and logical and maintain the flow throughout the paper.

 

The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment. 

 

Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.

 

Sentences are well-constructed, with consistently strong, varied sentences.

 

Sentence transitions are present and maintain the flow of thought.

 

Mechanics 10 Points

 

The paper, including the title page, reference page, tables, and appendices; all follow APA guidelines for format. 

 

Citations of original works within the body of the paper follow APA guidelines. FOLLOW APA FORMAT. AT LEAST 2 VALID CITATIONS AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED FROM 2 DIFFERENT SOURCES.  

 

The paper is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, and white space.

 

Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed.

 

Spelling is correct.

 

Submit your assignment.

 

ECH 400 Wk 2 – Teacher Consultation

During this course, you will complete 1 of the 3 Guided Field Experiences in your program that require you to meet with your field experience teacher, teach lessons to a small or whole group of students, and use assessment to make instructional decisions. This assignment allows you to apply what you’ve learned and practice important teaching skills in a hands-on experience guided by a seasoned teacher.

 

Meet with your field experience teacher, in person or over the phone, to discuss the following components of the Guided Field Experience:

  • Guided Field Experience Worksheet, Site Demographics
  • Discuss the demographics of the field experience site.
  • Use your discussion to complete the Site Demographics section of the Guided Field Experience Worksheet.
  • Guided Field Experience Worksheet, Part 1
  • Discuss the options presented on how to best pre-assess students and select one.
  • Discuss the steps you will follow to analyze the pre-assessment data.
  • Guided Field Experience Worksheet, Part 2
  • Discuss the grouping strategy and instructional planning considerations for your lesson.
  • Lesson Plan Template
  • Review and discuss the Lesson Plan Template to ensure understanding of all components.
  • Timeline
  • Discuss scheduling for your field experience.
  • Create a timeline for completing the Lesson Plan Template and Guided Field Experience Worksheet requirements by Week 5.

 

Compile the following for submission:

  • Site Demographics information
  • Timeline for completing the Lesson Plan Template and Guided Field Experience Worksheet

 

Submit your assignment.

 

ECH 400 Wk 2 – Signature Assignment: Comprehensive Assessment Binder – Section 1

Over the next few weeks you will develop a virtual binder that you will be able to use for future reference in the early childhood classroom. The binder will include important assessment-related information and a collection of resources, tools, and strategies for assessing young children in early childhood settings. Everything you add to this binder should be related to early childhood or birth through 3rd grade.

 

The purpose of this binder is to help you understand the multiple methods of assessment in early childhood education and how to use assessment to guide decision making.

 

Complete the following steps to get started:

  1. Visit the Technology Resource Library on College of Education Central.
  2. Click Web Tools in the Table of Contents.
  3. Click Collaboration & Productivity.
  4. Locate Live binders and set up an account.

 

Note: Make sure to mark the account as public so your instructor can view the content.

 

Organize your binder and create tabs in a user-friendly way to ensure that information is easily accessible.

 

Complete the following for Section 1:

  • Describe the principles of assessment for young children.
  • Explain the components or elements of an assessment system for infants and toddlers, preschool, and school-age children.
  • Outline the implementation of an effective assessment process for school-age children.
  • Describe the types and purposes of standardized tests used with infants and young children.
  • Explain the difference between test reliability and test validity, including the factors that affect each.
  • Compare the uses of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced tests with infants and young children.
  • Explain the interpretation and reporting of standardized test results.

 

Include an APA-formatted reference page in your binder.

 

Provide a link to your virtual binder via a Microsoft® Word document.

 

Submit your assignment.

 

 

ECH 400 Wk 3 – Learner Engagement Toolbox

Engaging young children in any activity can present a challenge, but when we are trying to assess their knowledge, skills, or abilities it can be even more difficult. For this reason, it is important for an early childhood educator to have knowledge of age-appropriate assessment tools and approaches. In this assignment, you will focus on developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate assessment techniques and strategies for 3 early childhood age groups.

 

Create a toolbox that provides strategies to promote learner engagement in early childhood assessment. Your toolbox may be in the form of a Microsoft Word document, a presentation, or another format approved by your instructor.

 

Visit the Technology Resource Library on College of Education Central to find an appropriate digital tool for this assignment. Your resource will address the following age ranges:

  • Infants and Toddlers (ages 1 – 3)
  • Preschool (ages 3 – 5)
  • Primary grades (Kindergarten – Grade 2)

 

Include the following information for each age range in your toolbox:

  • The typical behavior and learning characteristics of child in the age range
  • Characteristics of developmentally appropriate assessment tools and approaches
  • Characteristics of culturally and linguistically appropriate assessment tools and approaches
  • 2 – 3 effective engagement techniques and approaches to be used during assessment

 

Submit your assignment.

 

ECH 400 Wk 4 – Signature Assignment: Comprehensive Assessment Binder – Section 2

Over the last few weeks, you’ve been developing a virtual binder that you use for future reference in the early childhood classroom. The binder includes important assessment-related information and a collection of resources, tools, and strategies for assessing young children in early childhood settings. Everything you add to this binder should be related to early childhood, or birth through 3rd grade.

 

The purpose of this binder is to help you understand the multiple methods of assessment in early childhood education and how to use assessment to guide decision making.

 

Complete the following for Section 2:

  • Explain the purposes of formative and summative assessments, including appropriate examples of each.
  • Explain the multi-tiered response to intervention (RTI) process and how it supports data-driven decision making.
  • Describe the types and roles of documentation in the assessment of young children.
  • Compare the types of observation typically used in the assessment of young children, including the advantages and disadvantages of each.
  • Describe the use of checklists in the assessment of young children, including best practices for design.
  • Explain the types and uses of rating scales and rubrics used in the assessment of young children.
  • Describe the types and purposes of portfolio assessment, including best practices for setting up a system.

 

Note: Add any new references to your reference page.

 

Provide your instructor a link to your virtual binder via a Microsoft Word document.

 

Submit your assignment.

 

ECH 400 Wk 4 Team – Family Engagement Presentation

Partnering with families in their child’s education may be one of the most important facets of being an early childhood educator. And just as it may be important to “hook” children on learning early, it may be just as important to “hook” families on participating in their child’s education. Effective family-professional educator partnerships are built on each individual’s expertise and available resources with the goal of supporting the well-being of the child. For this assignment, you will work with your learning team to research the best practices for engaging the families of early childhood learners.

 

Create a 10- to 12-slide presentation that details the best practices for engaging the families of early childhood learners. Include the following topics in your presentation:

  • Characteristics of effective family-professional educator partnerships
  • Strategies for establishing or maintaining partnerships with families
  • Methods for positively communicating with families when reporting assessment results
  • A parent or caregiver’s role in assessment
  • Strategies for effective parent or caregiver conferences

 

Include the following elements in your presentation:

  • Title/Introduction slide
  • Slide style that complements content
  • Minimum of 2 functional components (e.g., audio or video clip, visual graphic, or link)

 

Note: It is not required, but you may want to add your team’s resource to your Comprehensive Assessment Binder for future reference.

 

Submit the team assignment.

 

ECH 400 Wk 5 – Signature Assignment: Guided Field Experience

During this course, you will complete 1 of the 3 Guided Field Experiences in your program that require you to meet with your field experience teacher, teach lessons to a small or whole group of students, and use assessment to make instructional decisions. This assignment allows you to apply what you have learned and practice important teaching skills in a hands-on experience that is guided by a seasoned teacher.

 

Complete the Guided Field Experience Worksheet.

 

Compile the following completed documents for grading and feedback:

  • Lesson Plan Template
  • Guided Field Experience Worksheet
  • Supplemental documents with responses to questions in Parts 1–4 of the Guided Field Experience Worksheet

 

Submit your assignment.