DESIRED RESULTS DEVELOPMENTAL PROFILE - SCHOOL READINESS©

A PROJECT OF THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

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DRDP-SR©

Collaborative Team:

UC Berkeley – B E A R C e n t e r

California Department of Education Child Development Division

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California Early Learning System3

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DRDP-SR©

California’s Early Learning and Development System

The California Department of Education has endeavored to capture a vision for the “what” and the “how” of early childhood education and to think about the way the components of our professional development system would fit into this vision.

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The Desired Results System6

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DRDP-SR©

Purpose of the Desired Results Assessment System

Serves as a framework for documenting progress of individual children

Gives teachers concrete information to plan and modify curriculum for children

Document how children are benefiting from programs

Target technical assistance for ongoing program quality improvement

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DRDP-SR©

Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) Individual child assessment An observation-based assessment

tool, not a test Completed by each child’s teacher Based on developmental research

and theory Includes developmental

sequences of behaviors along a continuum

DRDP-SR©

Foundations/Standards-Aligned DRDP Instruments

Infant/Toddler (DRDP-IT)

Preschool (DRDP-PS)

School Readiness (DRDP-SR)

School-age (DRDP-SA)

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DRDP-SR©

Alignment of DRDP Instruments to the Foundations

Grounded in same current research DRDP delineates a continuum of

development for individual children which represent a sampling of core areas of development delineated in the Foundations

DRDP is organized by Foundation domains

DRDP-SR© Overview11

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What is the DRDP-SR©?

Assessment for TK and K teachers to:

Observe Document Reflect on

Learning, development, and progress of children’s readiness for kindergarten in 5 developmental domains

DRDP-SR©

4 Primary Purposes of DRDP-SR©

1. Psychometric measurement of children’s development in key domains of school readiness

2. Support transition between preschool and TK/K

3. Research tool4. Professional development tool

DRDP-SR©

Purpose 1

Provide teachers with a valid and reliable psychometric measurement of individual children’s development in the key domains of school readiness

DRDP-SR©

What does the DRDP-SR© assess?

Children’s development in key domains of school readiness English Language Development

(ELD) Self & Social Development (SSD) Self-regulation (REG) Language and Literacy Development

(LLD) Mathematical Development (MATH)

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Purpose 2

Link assessment information through the DRDP-PS© and the DRDP-SR© instruments that will support: Common language for children’s development

between teachers in preschool, TK, and K

The overall transition of children from preschool to TK/kindergarten

TK/Kindergarten readiness assessment

Curriculum planning

Earliest DRDP-PS level unique to preschool

Middle levels overlap with DRDP-SR

DRDP-SR/DRDP-PS Linkage

Latest DRDP-SRlevel is

unique to kinder-garten

DRDP-PS

DRDP-SR

Structure of the DRDP-SR©

Domain

Measure

Definition

Descriptor

Each Descriptor describes observable child behaviors associated with that developmental level.

Developmental Level

Each Developmental Level specifies a point along the developmental continuum.19

Using the DRDP-SR©

1 decision per page or screen

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Developmental Continuum

DRDP-SR©

Purpose 3

Use the DRDP-SR© as a research tool

DRDP-SR©

Aggregate DRDP-SR© data to: Understand and investigate

developmental readiness of groups of TK/K children

To provide schools and districts with data for program improvement

Share results with families for common understanding of each child’s strengths and the path to continued development

DRDP-SR©

An important caveat:

Using ratings of children’s learning based on observations conducted by the teachers who are being compared raises methodological concerns

Validity and reliability assumptions for the instrument only hold when the teacher provides an objective assessment

DRDP-SR©

Making use of child and group reports Get to know developmental competencies

of children in your classroom Use for curriculum planning for individual

children and groups of children Use for parent-teacher conferences Use to support continuous program

improvement efforts by teacher and principal

DRDP-SR©

DRDP-SR© Provides Snapshot of Children’s Knowledge and Skills25

DRDP-SR©

Purpose 4

Use of the DRDP-SR© as a professional development tool that supports teacher understanding and instructional practice

DRDP-SR©

A Professional Development Tool

In the process of using the DRDP-SR© teachers learn: A valid and reliable method for observing,

documenting, and reflecting on the learning, development, and progress of all children in their classrooms.

Detailed developmental information about each child based on specific research on child development

How to integrate information from other required assessments to inform their teaching

Rubric Built Into DRDP-SR©

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Developmental Continuum

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DRDP Supports Reflective Curriculum Planning

Observe children

Document observations

Complete DRDPReflect,

question, & plan

Implement curriculum

DRDPtech-SR©

DRDP-SR©

What is DRDPtech-SR©?

An online data entry system for the DRDP-SR©

An easy way for teachers to compile information about children in their classes

Offers teachers the opportunity to print out summary reports on individual children and groups of children UC Berkeley –

B E A R C e n t e r

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Sample DRDPtech-SR© Measurement Page

Child Developmental Profile Report: Valid/Reliable measurement for each DRDP

domain

DRDPtech-SR©

Progress report over

multiple observation

periods

DRDP-SR© Field Study Update35

YEAR 2: 2010-2011 Field Study of revised

instrument with 5 levels for all measures

Fall 2011 data collection in both TK and K classes

For spring 2012, welcome additional TK and K classes

DRDP-SR© Field Study

YEAR 1: 2009-2010 Both TK and K

classes Data suggested

need for an additional level at the earlier end of the developmental continuum to capture all children

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Teacher Feedback, 2009-10 DRDP-SR© Field Study

The DRDP-SR provided an accurate and complete picture of children’s development

DRDPtech-SR was user friendly Teachers expressed some concern

about how long the instrument took to complete but also expressed that it got easier as they went along.

DRDP-SR©

Next Steps

Complete 2011-12 Field Study data collection

Calibrate the scale of measurement for the instrument

Prepare DRDP-SR© instrument for release in fall 2012

Release as a voluntary observational assessment tool for use in kindergarten and transitional kindergarten classrooms

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Additional Handouts

DRDP-SR© Field Study: Overview DRDP-SR© Sample Report: Fall and

Spring DRDP-SR© List of Measures DRDPtech©

Children Now DRDP-SR © Brief

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For More Information

Peter L. Mangione, Ph.D.Co-Director, Center for Child and Family

Studies, WestEd; pmangio@wested.org

Kerry Kriener-Althen, Ph.D. Evaluation Director, Center for Child and

Family Studies, WestEd; kkriene@wested.org

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