Early Childhood Education Standards and Assessment
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A procedure for obtaining information that can be used to make judgments about characteristics of children or programs using standardized instruments.
Alternative assessment; Assessment; Authentic assessment; Developmental assessment; Evaluation; Informal assessment; Observational assessment; Performance-based assessment; Portfolio assessment; Standards-based assessment; Test
- The term is also used to describe assessment instruments which are standardized and norm-referenced and are administered under controlled conditions.
- Results of formal assessments are interpreted consistently.
- Formal assessment is typically less frequent than informal assessment.
Johnston, P.H., & Rogers, R. (2001). Assessment of literacy development in early childhood. In S. Neuman & D. Dickinson (Eds.). Handbook of early literacy research. New York: Guilford Publications, Inc.