Understanding assessment and evaluation in early childhood education by Gullo, Dominic F instant download

Understanding assessment and evaluation in early childhood education by Gullo, Dominic F instant download

xiii, 185 pages : 23 cm, This bestselling book is still the best choice for helping early childhood teachers understand the process of assessment and evaluation to benefit young children. With the advent of the No Child Left Behind Act, testing, accountability, and standards are now pervasive throughout early childhood education. Completely revised to address the issues that have been raised by these new policies, the Second Edition features completely new chapters on: Assessment of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, addressing the new makeup of todays classroom; Assessment of children with special needs, focusing on the relationship among assessment, curriculum, and instruction; Plus the addition of a helpful glossary of terms and an annotated listing of assessment instruments used in early childhood education. - Publisher, Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-174) and index, Introducing assessment and evaluation in early childhood education -- The role of formal assessment and evaluation in early childhood education -- The role of informal assessment and evaluation in early childhood education -- Assessment and evaluation with special populations of children