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Child Assess
Child Assess
Child Assess
to Inform
and Monitor
Instruction
CLARENCE IBE
Instructional Assessment
a process that informs parents, child
care providers, classroom personnel, and
specialists about what children already
know and are able to do, what they are
expected to be learning next, and how
quickly they are progressing.
IMPORTANCE
Instructional assessment is
necessary to provide a starting
point, continual feedback, and
periodic review of the effectiveness
of teaching and learning.
EXAMPLES
portfolios of childrens work
anecdotal records
developmental checklists,
and timings for oral reading
uency and math computation
COMPONENTS
Screening
Diagnostic
program evaluation assessments
Purposes of
Assessments
to Inform and
Monitor
Instruction
Purposes of Assessments to
Inform and Monitor Instruction
1. specific performances,
2. preference,
3. profiles,
4. abilities of children individually/group.
B. It should:
= provide important aspect of learning and
development on childrens complete
repertoires.
C. It should be
= criteria based comparing childs performance
with specific set of performance standards.
D. It must:
= directly reflect the content of childs
learning.
For infants, toddlers and preschoolers,
instructional assessments address the
following areas of development:
Instructional assessment
instruments and procedures
must be culturally and
linguistically relevant
Methods for Collecting Ongoing
Assessment Information
OBSERVATIONS
INTERVIEWS
PERMANENT PRODUCTS OF
CHILDRENs WORK
DIRECT ASSESSMENT