Early Childhood Assessment - Why, What, and How?

Informationen zum Autor Catherine E. Snow and Susan B. Van Hemel! Editors! National Research Council of the National Academies Klappentext Well-planned and effective assessment can inform teaching and program improvement! and contribute to better outcomes for children. Early Childhood Assessment affirms that assessments can make crucial contributions to the improvement of children's well-being! but only if they are well designed! implemented effectively! developed in the context of systematic planning and are interpreted and used appropriately. This book identifies the important outcomes for children from birth to age 5 and the quality and purposes of different techniques and instruments for developmental assessments. Zusammenfassung Well-planned and effective assessment can inform teaching and program improvement! and contribute to better outcomes for children. This book addresses these issues by identifying the important outcomes for children from birth to age 5 and the quality and purposes of different techniques and instruments for developmental assessments.

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• Authors: Youth Board on Children, Board On Testing And Assessment, Committee on Developmental Outcomes and Assessments for Young Children, Division Of Behavioral And Social Scienc, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Academies, National Research Council, National Research Council National Academies
• Assisted by: Susan B. Van Hemel (Editor), Catherine E. Snow (Editor), Susan B. Van Hemel (Editor)
• Publisher: National Academy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.2008
• EAN: 9780309124652
• ISBN: 978-0-309-12465-2
• No. of pages: 520
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system