Choosing the Proper Assessment
Scenario one describes the disruptive classroom behavior of a three-year-old male and the teacher's efforts to address the problem and find a solution. The second scenarios involve a three-year-old female who appears to have possible developmental delays. You are invited to find an appropriate assessment instrument for each scenario. Purposeful assessment of children must enhance children’s learning should employ a variety of methods and need to reach toward authentic assessment. NAEYC and NAECS/SDE (2003) defines assessment as a systematic procedure for obtaining information from observation, interviews, portfolios, projects, tests, and other sources that can be used to make judgments about children’s characteristics. When the assessment provides information about the child’s skills, abilities, and knowledge and interests the teacher uses this information to plan learning experiences to meet the child’s needs (Jiban 2013). Scenario 1 Jay is a three-year-old male, (D.O.B. ...