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ELED 132 - Assessment in Early Childhood and Childhood Classrooms

Semester Hours: 3


Spring
This course is designed to introduce students to assessment as an integral part of the comprehensive teaching/learning process. Using knowledge of child development and brain research as a foundation, students will examine the history of test-based reform, performance assessments, current trends in educational assessment, and concerns about testing. Basic understandings and skills needed to validly, reliably, and accurately assess student learning across developmental domains will be explored. Reflective classroom practice relating to formative and summative assessment methods, observational skills, forms of data collection and organization, authentic and standardized testing and grading, ethics and decision making will also be included. Assessments appropriate to the development of infants and toddlers, preschoolers, early primary and upper primary grade children will be examined. Attention to sociocultural and personal contexts is integrated in assessing the learning of children with diverse experiences and abilities. Prerequisites/Course Notes: Students must allow for 20 hours of school participation/observations under close clinical supervision. Students must provide transportation to and from assigned schools.

 





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