Authentic Assessment Setting The Stage : VHS/DVD, The first Module in the series presents today's most updated thinking on the assessment of young children. The validity of Authentic Assessment techniques to chart children's growth and development versus the use of standardized testing will be discussed. This module sets the stage for understanding how children are observed within the context of their play as well as their culture, and how these observations are important to understanding their total development. When children are observed in the Social/Emotional, Cognitive, Physical and Language domains of development, teachers are better able to align assessment with curriculum. The limits of standardized testing will be discussed by center directors, education coordinators and representatives of how authentic assessment techniques give teachers and parents a total picture of the young child's development. The importance of these assessments in informing funding sources and other stakeholders will also be addressed.


			Authentic Assessment Setting The Stage

The first Module in the series presents today's most updated thinking on the assessment of young children. The validity of Authentic Assessment techniques to chart children's growth and development versus the use of standardized testing will be discussed. This module sets the stage for understanding how children are observed within the context of their play as well as their culture, and how these observations are important to understanding their total development. When children are observed in the Social/Emotional, Cognitive, Physical and Language domains of development, teachers are better able to align assessment with curriculum. The limits of standardized testing will be discussed by center directors, education coordinators and representatives of how authentic assessment techniques give teachers and parents a total picture of the young child's development. The importance of these assessments in informing funding sources and other stakeholders will also be addressed.

$89.95
ORDER CODE: MGMOD140DVD
ORDER CODE: MGMOD140V
Available in DVD with chapters
24 minutes