It’s not easy…finding just the right assessment. You know, the one that isn’t too long, and isn’t too short. The one that everyone on the teams “likes”. The one that makes doing your job, just a little bit easier.
Here is a recording about the things teams should do when picking an assessment for use in early childhood (transcript TBP).
Here are links to resources (and a few more), which I either mentioned in the recording and/or that will help with the selection process:
- Division for Early Childhood Recommended Practices [link]
- See my publications page for links to the Blended Practices text, LINKing text, and the AEPS.
- Assessment Terms Primer
- Click here to access free training modules with content about assessment purposes and standards.
- Recommended assessment practices paper [pdf]
- Five Ways to Flip Your Assessment Practices From Standardized to Personalized [blog]
- Pushing Back Against High-Stakes Testing One Assessment At A Time [vlog]
- My Messy Divorce from Assessment: Who gets the kids? [podcast]
- Infographic on 101 things to assess with blocks [pdf]
- 3 Teach & Play Tips for Playful, Child-Led Assessment [blog] and download [pdf]
P.S. I provide training on authentic assessment and the Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming System (AEPS). Click for a post (and download) about conducting authentic assessment activities using the AEPS.