Assessment in Early Childhood Education ((2 Credits))

Catalog description

Early childhood assessment utilizes tools to gather and provide educators, parents, and families with critical information about a child’s development and learning. In this course, students will explore both formal and informal methods of assessing student learning and the means of analyzing one’s own teaching practice -- and skill in using information gathered through assessment and analysis. Students will learn to plan or modify instruction and develop skills in using various resources to enhance teaching. Assessment strategies such as formative and summative assessments, portfolios, standardized testing, outcomes, and/or practical applications with methods of sharing feedback with students will be explored. A focus will be placed on reflective teaching practices as a means of analyzing one’s own teaching practice through information gathered through assessment. Please note: This course is required for students in the early childhood education program. It is open for all students, but anyone concentrating in early childhood studies is expected to take ECET 3050 Observation and Assessment and should discuss potential redundancy with their mentor.