Lecture 5 Heuristic evaluations & Early prototype Evaluations
Assessment Portfolio Slide Show 1 - Child Care Basics · 2. Observing and Recording Progress and...
13
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children Assessment Portfolio Now that you have collected a number of observations for an individual child, it is time to look at the data and make some kind of assessment of what the information means. Then how you will use it? This collection of observations, in whatever form, becomes a portfolio view of the child in question. 1
Transcript of Assessment Portfolio Slide Show 1 - Child Care Basics · 2. Observing and Recording Progress and...
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children
AssessmentPortfolio
Nowthatyouhavecollectedanumberofobservationsforanindividualchild,itistimetolookatthedataandmakesomekindofassessmentofwhattheinformationmeans.
Thenhowyouwilluseit?
Thiscollectionofobservations,inwhateverform,becomesaportfolioviewofthechildinquestion.
1
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children
Portfoliosareexamplesofchildren’sworkcollectedoveraperiodoftime.Portfolioscandocumentthemasteryofskills,showcaseinterests,ortrackbreakthroughsinunderstanding.
Theyareextremelyusefulinparent-teacherconferencesandend-of-yearreports,because,unlikegradeslistedinagradebook,portfoliosshowevidenceofhowmuchchildrenhaveaccomplishedandlearnedovertime.
AssessmentPortfolio
2
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children
Portfoliosmaycontainteacherevaluations,studentself-assessments,andstatementsofpurpose.
Itemscollectedshouldsupporttheportfolio’spurpose.Workcollectedcanshowprogressinalldevelopmentalareasorinoneparticulararea.
AssessmentPortfolio
3
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children
Anassessmentportfolioshouldcontainawiderangeofwork.
Besureitisindividualized.
AssessmentPortfolio
4
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children
• Portfolioofthechild’sdevelopment.• Useanotebook,binderorfolderfortheportfolioassessmentfor
eachchild.
Portfolioscanhavetwomajorfunctions:1. Toillustratethekindsofthingsthechildisabletodo.2. Tousetheexamplesasthebasisforsharingwithothers.
Theportfolioisinfinitelyadaptabletoteachersgoals,aswellastothechildren’sstrengthsandabilities.
AssessmentPortfolio
5
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children
• Anassessmentportfolioshouldcontainawiderangeofwork.• Beaprocessthatdevelopsovertime.• Coordinatedbyteachersabouteachindividualchild’sprogress• Decidewhatyouwanttoassess:development,literacy,socialemotional,cognitive;etc.
AssessmentPortfolio
6
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children
Decidewhichdocumentsbestdemonstratedevelopment:Drawings,photos,recordingsetc.
Takepicturesofbulkyartprojectstoinclude.
Collectsamplesregularly,besuretoaddthedatescreated.
AssessmentPortfolio
7
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children
• Decidehowtostorethesamples:folder,boxetc.• Havethechildrendecorateorlabeltheir
portfoliotoindicatetheiruniqueness.• Seeiftherearegapsinthedevelopmentalstory.• Doyouhaveworkthatshowsfullrangeofwhat
thechildcando?• Seeifwhatyouhavecollectedcantellaclear
storytootherteachersandtheparenttobesureitisindividualized.
AssessmentPortfolio
8
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children
Includethefollowingintheportfolio:
• Introductionofthechildincludingthechild’sage
• Familymakeup• Siblings• Extendedfamily,informationabout
schoolorchildcare• Extra-curricularactivities
AssessmentPortfolioSiblings:TJ18,Keith17,Tina15,Brad13,Gavin8,Kris7,Amber2,Jake1
MotherAliceFatherAlfred
WearsglassesHearingaid
IndependentLearningPlan:9/7/12
AndreaMuellerBd.2/2/2010PreschoolClassMrs.Jones
9
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children
Includeasignedconsentformintheobservationportfolio,givingpermissiontophotographtheirchildandstatingtheuseofthephotographs,videoclips,andvoicerecording.
Happy Child Learning Center Photo and Media Consent
I Janet Sullivan give permission for my child David Sullivan to be photographed, video taped, and voice recorded for the purposes of observation and assessment. Not to be used in marketing, published electronically or in print without prior permission.Date: 9/10/11 Signature
______________________
AssessmentPortfolio
10
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children
Includethechild’sdevelopmentalcontinuumintheobservationportfolio.Thiswillgivethefamiliesanideaoftheinformationyouwereusingtomaketheassessment.
AssessmentPortfolio
11
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children
Thoughateachermayhavemanyyearsofexperience,andbelievehe/shehasanideaaboutwhatneedstobedone,itisimportanttobackitupwithauthoritativeresources.Thesemayincludebutarenotlimitedtothefollowing:
• EarlyLearningStandards(EALR’s)• Licensingguidelines• QualityRatingSystems(QRIS)• HeadStartstandards
AssessmentPortfolio
12
Observing and Recording Progress and Behavior of Children 13
