Early Childhood Education Standards and Assessment
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Changes in behavior, knowledge, understanding, ability, skills and/or attitudes that occur as a result of participation in a program or course of study, receiving services, or using a product.
Child outcomes; Program outcomes; Outcomes-based Education; Result
- In the context of program evaluation, outcomes must be measurable in order to contribute to understanding of a program's impact.
- Increasingly, the term is being replaced by content standards and performance standards (benchmarks).
Administration for Children and Families. (2002). Head Start Bulletin, Issue No. 74, 1. Retrieved May 19, 2003, from http://www.headstartinfo.org/publications/hsbulletin74/hsb74_23.htm
Education Week. Glossary. Retrieved May 19, 2003, from http://www.edweek.org/context/glossary/glossterm.cfm?glossid=88
Brizius, J.A. & Campbell, M. D. (1991). Getting Results: A guide for government accountability. Washington, DC: Council of Governors' Policy Advisors. In Continuity in Early Childhood-A Framework for Home, School, and Community Linkages, p.148.