Gayle Mindes, Assessing Young Children

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The following text appears in Gayle Mindes, Assessing Young Children, Copyright 2011, pp.6. Assessment are a formal and informal process for gathering information. Assessment are also a decision- making tool, for individual or group “information gathered through informed observation and other methods”. Performance-based assessment is considered as Authentic assessment and must be integrated into the curriculum and instructions. performance-based assessment is systematic, multidisciplinary and based on the everyday tasks of childhood and yields information about all the developmental areas: motoric, temperament , linguistic, cognitive, and social/ emotional. “A comprehensive assessment system must consider...:The child as an individual and …show more content…

The different types of assessments are Formative assessment; which is data gathered while teaching or program implementation is occurring; changes to instruction and programs are made while they are in process (pp. 17). The advantages of Formative assessment are the link to appropriate curriculum during a learning activity to improve learning and The disadvantages of Formative assessment are that the teacher is evaluating students according to the same criteria.
Authentic assessment is determining developmental progress of children through a variety of means, including observation and special problems or situations (pp. 19). The advantages of Authentic assessment are intellectual accomplishments to student learning and achievement. The disadvantages of Authentic assessment are having to create the curriculum to follow from the assessment.
Performance based assessments are used to gather a demonstration of the range of knowledge a child has on each subject instead of just testing the accuracy of their responses . The advantages of Performance based assessment are that children are able to obtain content knowledge, acquire skills, and develop work habits. It engages the children and teacher daily. The disadvantages of Performance based assessment are that there are

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