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Implementing Formative Mathematics Assessments in Prekindergarten
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Komara, Cecile; Herron, Julie – Childhood Education, 2012
Authentic assessment "refers to the systematic collection of information about the naturally occurring behaviors of young children and families in their daily routines" (Neisworth & Bagnato, 2004, p. 204). In formative assessments, the assessment information informs instruction. Formative assessments are given periodically and should be used to…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Informal Assessment, Mathematics Skills
"Good Job!" How We Evaluate Children's Work.
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Potter, Ellen F. – Childhood Education, 1985
Investigates how teachers of young children typically evaluate their students' work, focusing on the standards applied. Includes issues and recommendations made after observing different standards. (AS)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria, Informal Assessment, Nongraded Student Evaluation
Hey, Look Me Over! Assess, Evaluate and Conference with Confidence.
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Barclay, Kathy; Breheny, Camille – Childhood Education, 1994
Discusses a method for assessing, evaluating, recording, and reporting pupil progress in kindergarten classes. Describes how continuous assessment and evaluation becomes part of the instruction process, and is conducted through teacher logbooks, skills checklists, portfolio folders, and "pupil passport" folders forwarded to first-grade teachers.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education, Holistic Evaluation, Informal Assessment
Evaluation: Plague or Promise?
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Cryan, John R. – Childhood Education, 1986
Maintains that decisions regarding evaluation should be made in relationship to learning principles based on a developmental perspective. Using these principles as a basis, teachers are better able to select appropriate formal and informal evaluation procedures. Each procedure is defined and its limitations are discussed in terms of effectiveness.…
Descriptors: Children, Decision Making, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
But What's Wrong with Letter Grades? Responding to Parents' Questions about Alternative Assessment.
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Culbertson, Linda Doutt; Jalongo, Mary Renck – Childhood Education, 1999
Answers parents' most common questions about alternative assessment. Discusses: why there is a need for change in the way students are evaluated; what alternative assessment is; how parents can recognize the components of an alternative assessment; when alternative assessment occurs; and how alternative assessment contributes to children's…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Check Lists, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods