Authors: Gayle Mindes
ISBN-13: 9780131718210, ISBN-10: 0131718215
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: April 2006
Edition: 3rd Edition
Assessing Young Children addresses theory and provides illustrations of appropriate practice for prospective teachers, as well as discusses current trends for experienced teachers.
It approaches assessment as an integral part of the teaching-learning process. Key components of the assessment system advocated include cultural sensitivity, parent collaboration and a vision of inclusionary practice in all early childhood environments-child care and school. This book reflects the knowledge base of early childhood and early childhood special education.
For courses in Assessment in early childhood education.
1 | A comprehensive assessment system for birth through age 8 | 2 |
2 | Developing family partnerships in assessment | 30 |
3 | Observation as the key method in the system | 58 |
4 | Using basic concepts of measurement | 98 |
5 | Testing : choosing the right measure | 128 |
6 | Using alternative assessment strategies | 160 |
7 | Record keeping, reporting, and collaborating with families and others | 190 |
8 | Building a child study | 226 |
9 | Special issues in infant and toddler assessment | 258 |
10 | Issues in preschool assessment | 284 |
11 | Special issues in primary grades | 312 |