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Assessment and Evaluation Scavenger Hunt

Explore the three textbooks available for this class and use them to answer the following questions.

Observing Development of the Young Child

1. In what chapter will you find information on what to include in a student’s portfolio?

a. Ch. 6

b. Ch. 10

c. Ch. 1

d. Ch. 4

2. What are some of the main causes of distress for a young child while in school or at daycare?

a. Change in schedule and boredom

b. Separation from mother (parent) and crying

c. Physical pain and boredom

d. Rejection by peers and change in schedule

3. List 3 benefits to parents when teachers are consistently sharing information with them.

1.

2.

3.

4. What are the three types of rubrics?

1.

2.

3.

5. Name a fun activity that will help a child with the fine motor skill of cutting with scissors.

6. According to Piaget, which stage of development do 2- to 7-year olds fall under?

a. Formal–Operational stage

b. Preoperational stage

c. Sensorimotor stage

d. Concrete–Operational stage

Assessment in Early Childhood Education

7. In which chapter will you find information about observing children?

a. Ch. 6

b. Ch. 10

c. Ch. 5

d. Ch. 7

8. What is PL 94-142 of 1975 and how does it protect the children who fall under the act?

9. Name three components of an assessment system.

10. What is the name of one of the language tests used on children in the early childhood population?

a. Wechsler Preschool

b. Vineland

c. Battelle Developmental Inventory

d. PLS-4

11. Describe an advantage to using checklists.

12. Describe a disadvantage to using checklists.

Assessing and Guiding Young Children’s Development and Learning

13. Which two chapters will give you information on documenting and collecting data?

a. Ch. 4 & 7

b. Ch. 4 & 5

c. Ch. 2 & 6

d. Ch. 3 & 5

14. Name three of the factors that contribute to current practices in assessment.

15. What are the two categories of assessments that fall under federal requirements?

a.

b.

16. In regard to parent conferences

be _____________ to the impact of what you are _________________

keep _______________ clear, simple, and free of ________________

17. Which is a correct type of standardized test?

a. Standardized aptitude tests

b. Standardized sizing tests

c. Standardized pillow tests

d. Standardized observational tests

18. Name three types of items appropriate for portfolios.