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Early Childhood Assessment: Why, What and How?

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The National Academies: Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine

Committee on Developmental Outcomes and Assessments for Young Children

Board on Children, Youth and Families

Board on Testing and Assessment

Acknowledgments

Summary

Part I: Early Childhood Assessment

1 Introduction

2 Purposeful Assessment

3 Perspectives on Early Childhood Learning Standards and Assessment

Part II: Child-Level Outcomes and Measures

4 Screening Young Children

5 Assessing Learning and Development

6 Measuring Quality in Early Childhood Environments

Part III: How to Assess

7 Judging the Quality and Utility of Assessments

8 Assessing All Children

9 Implementation of Early Childhood Assessments

Part IV: Assessing Systematically

10 Thinking Systematically

11 Guidance on Outcomes and Assessments

Appendix

A Glossary of Terms Related to Early Childhood Assessment

B Information on Stakeholder Forum

C Development of State Standards for Early Childhood Education

D Sources of Detailed Information on Test and Assessment Instruments

E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff

 

 

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