Assessing Young Children: What's Old, What's New, and Where Are We Headed?
Author: Bowers, S.
Publisher: Educational Research Service
Available for purchase online at: http://www.ers.org/CATALOG/description.phtml?II=WS-5217
Abstract (written by WestEd)
This basic primer on formal and informal assessments focuses on their emerging usage in early childhood education. The article answers three questions:
- Why do assessment with young children?
- Which measures and methods should be selected and why?
- How should the information obtained be used?
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