ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN’S LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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2017
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Ekiti State University
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Very limited teacher preparation programmes offer a course devoted to assessment in early childhood despite the fact that it is at the heart of teaching and learning and the development of a child. The traditional and of course the commonest method of assessment included in teacher preparation curriculum dealt so much with tests and examination or standardized tests which cannot measure all the aspects of children’s development. Teachers and future teachers of young children need good knowledge of authentic assessment and documentation methods in order to have a comprehensive assessment from a developmental perspective. This article therefore, will introduce child educators to what assessment in childhood education is, furnish them with essential roles of assessment and criteria of quality and meaningful assessment. It will also describe an appropriate assessment system for young children. Most importantly, it will familiarize them with a variety of assessment strategies and methods available in early childhood and primary education
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Assessment of children’s learning and development, Care and education of young children, Traditional method of assessment, Authentic assessment