ppt 2 - Assessment in Children's Development and Learning
- 2. How young children are assessed Chapter 2 How to assess?
- 3. Table of Contents Assessing Eric’s Knowledge of Concept Process of Assessment Working with Young Children
- 4. Assessing Eric Assessing Eric’s Knowledge of Concept Eric is 6 years old and entering Grade 1 in an inclusive classroom. All the children are administered with a test of basic concepts that requires a child to mark the correct answer for four pictures given to identify the concept being asked by the teacher.
- 5. Assessing Eric Eric has a problem in terms of physical development. His physical limitations affected his fine motor development. He cannot hold the pencil well to make a circle mark on the answer. Instead, the teacher conducts the test orally and asks Eric to indicate which of the four pictures does not belong to the group.
- 6. Assessing Eric Eric can point with some difficulty so the teacher shows only one row of pictures at a time and asks Eric to point to the picture that is different from the other pictures in that row.
- 7. Assessment An on-going process of identifying, gathering, organizing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information about what learners know and can do. Learners are assessed in the classroom through the various processes and measures appropriate to and congruent with the learning competencies defined in the curriculum.
- 8. Process of Assessment Beginning of the year Ongoing End of Reporting Periods Assessment End of the School Year
- 9. 1. Beginning of the Year The role of the teacher is to identify about individual differences and determine each child’s current developmental level. Each child is unique and so develops at his/her own pace.
- 10. 2. Ongoing Assessment Formative assessment Summative assessment Diagnostic assessment
- 11. End of reporting periods Teachers are asked to evaluate a child’s progress and accomplishment of the competencies. During this time, the teacher records the child’s progress for the period of time if the child is learning the lessons being discussed as well as plans for the child in the next rating period.
- 12. End of the School Year The most complete assessment and reporting of the progress of the child happen at the end of the school year. The teacher needs to summarize the performance of the child on how he progresses for all the learning activities and competencies.
- 13. Working with Young Children ......conducting assessments......
- 14. Teachers need to be sensitive to the special requirements of working with young children. These children have short span and are easily distracted.
- 15. 1. Before the child arrives, have all the materials ready before the assessment period and review important procedures for administering the assessment.
- 16. 2. Be sure that the child is familiar with the environment when conducting an assessment. The teacher administers the assessment, should be given more time to familiarize on the environment and adjust to the school setting.
- 17. 3. Before the assessment starts, develop rapport with the child.
- 18. 4. Be sensitive to signs of fatigue or behaviors that indicate that the child is no longer responding to assessment tasks.
- 19. 5. Use assessment time efficiently. The child should not be hurried but assessment tasks should be administered with little lag in time while the child is alert and attentive.