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An engaging examination of current issues and practices involved in assessing young children A highly readable integration of the latest assessment practices and policies, this text includes valuable information regarding young children with special needs and English language learners—topics that are insufficiently addressed in other assessment texts. Focusing on practical applications of key concepts, Multifaceted Assessment for Early Childhood Education provides a knowledge base of what every early childhood teacher should know about assessing young children. Key Features Comprehensive coverage examines the full range of assessments, including formative, summative, authentic, and standardized. Cases in Point provide practical implications and examples from real life. Objectives for Learning alert students as to central concepts and provide guidance for reading and studying. Discussion Questions encourage analysis and class discussions, promoting higher order thinking on the topics. Ancillaries Password-protected instructor resources, available at www.sagepub.com/wrightinstr, feature PowerPoint slides, a test bank, Internet resources, and additional activities.
Issues and Current Practice for Assessing Young Children
Issues and Current Practice for Assessing Young Children
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Introduction and Themes
America has embraced educational testing as the cure to most problems in education. Perhaps this faith in testing reflects our belief that objective scores are somehow fair and just. Test scores are not the problem; it is how we interpret and use them that is of concern. Professional associations have taken clear positions regarding testing and assessment of children. The key provision for young children is that the testing must provide some clear benefit for the child.
A new emphasis on testing has become part of American ...
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