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Peer reviewedBergan, John R.; Feld, Jason K. – Young Children, 1993
Discusses the Management and Planning System (MAPS), a developmental assessment system initiated in Head Start. The system consists of instruments which assess preschoolers' and kindergartners' development of math, science, literacy, and social skills and children's motor development. Describes the use and benefits of MAPS observational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods
Download full textBergan, John R. – 1991
The transition to elementary school spans several years in a child's life. For children to progress during this critical period, they must have learning opportunities that are appropriate to their changing developmental levels. Unfortunately, measurement technology that currently dominates assessment practice does not lend itself well to the task…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Observation Techniques, Developmental Programs, Developmental Stages
Bredekamp, Sue, Ed.; Rosegrant, Teresa, Ed. – 1992
The purpose of this book is to operationalize--that is, make meaningful--the Guidelines for Appropriate Curriculum Content and Assessment, developed jointly by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education (NAESC/SDE) in 1991. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Child Development, Cultural Awareness
Gullo, Dominic F. – 1994
This book is intended to help early childhood practitioners develop the essential understanding they require for appropriate use of assessment and evaluation information and to illuminate many of the issues involved in formal and informal assessment and evaluation. The chapters are: (1) "Assessment and Evaluation in the Early Childhood…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Curriculum Development
