Assessment in Early Childhood Education, Pearson New International Edition, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (3 October 2013) © 2014

  • Sue C. Wortham University of Texas at San Antonio, Emerita
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For Assessment courses in Early Childhood Education.

One of the most accessible and practical textbooks available on assessing young children from infancy through age 8. It provides the full range of types of assessment and how, when, and why to use them.

An excellent introduction to assessing young children, Assessment in Early Childhood Education continues with the inclusion of all types of assessments that can be used with infants and young children. Key changes and updates to this edition include: updated and streamlined figures, examples, and models of assessment that aid pre-service teachers to learn how to apply the principles of quality assessments; new activities at the end of the chapters provide opportunities for students to apply their own performance activities to demonstrate understanding of chapter contents; the effects of No Child Left Behind have been updated; newly revised information on children from diverse cultures and languages and children with disabilities has been added; and information on new and current trends toward accountability are discussed, as well as the impact of high-stakes testing.

Table of contents

Glossary

 

Part I - Introduction to Assessment in Early Childhood

Chapter 1 An Overview of Assessment in Early Childhood

Chapter 2 How Infants and Young Children Should be Assessed

 

Part II — Standardized Tests

Chapter 3 How Standardized Tests are Used, Designed, and Selected

Chapter 4 Using the Reporting Standardized Test Results

 

Part III — Classroom Assessments

Chapter 5 Observation

Chapter 6 Checklists, Rating Scales, and Rubrics

Chapter 7 Teacher-Designed Strategies

Chapter 8 Performance-Based Strategies

 

Part IV — Using Assessment Systems

Chapter 9 Portfolio Assessment

Chapter 10 Communicating with Families

 

Index

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