07/11/2024
According to theĀ National Association for the Education of Young Children, āobservation, documentation, and assessmentĀ of young childrenās progress and achievements is ongoing, strategic, reflective, and purposeful.ā Observing, documenting, and assessing children as they play allows educators to collect important information in a setting that is comfortable and familiar. Information can be collected through:Ā
šNarratives (running records, anecdotal notes, transcription of interviews and conversations),Ā
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Criterion-referenced methods (developmental checklists, rating scales, class list logs),Ā
šØWork samples (photographs, audio/video recordings, writings, drawings, constructions, art media), andĀ
šQuantitative methods (frequency counts, time samples).
Educators, what does developmentally appropriateĀ assessment look like in your learning environment? How do you use observation to gaugeĀ where your learners are developmentally?
Parents, what information can you gain about your child(ren) by observing their play? What do you notice aboutĀ theirĀ vocabulary? creativity? humor? experimentation? representation?Ā Ā
