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EDUC493 ECE Assessment

This document contains information about an early childhood education assessment course at Eastern Washington University, including the course description, outcomes, assignments, and grading breakdown. The course explores a variety of assessment practices used in early childhood education from birth to age 8. Assignments include response papers, participating in a small group experience to plan a curriculum and assessments, and creating a portfolio to demonstrate learning. The goal is for students to understand and apply developmentally and culturally appropriate assessment strategies in early childhood settings.

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EDUC493 ECE Assessment

This document contains information about an early childhood education assessment course at Eastern Washington University, including the course description, outcomes, assignments, and grading breakdown. The course explores a variety of assessment practices used in early childhood education from birth to age 8. Assignments include response papers, participating in a small group experience to plan a curriculum and assessments, and creating a portfolio to demonstrate learning. The goal is for students to understand and apply developmentally and culturally appropriate assessment strategies in early childhood settings.

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Eastern Washington University Mission Statement: EWU expands opportunities for personal transformation through excellence in learning Department

of Education Mission Statement: The mission of the Department of Education is to prepare student-centered educators to be professionals, leaders, scholars, and practitioners.
EDUC 493 Early Childhood Education Assessment Chris Booth 315C WLMS 359-7035 [email protected] !!ice "ours# Mo$da%& 'uesda%& 'hursda% 9#00-11#00am Course Description: (si$) a *ariet% o! assessme$t +ractices i$ collaboratio$ with collea)ues a$d !amilies& this course e,+lores how to assess a$d )uide the lear$i$) a$d holistic de*elo+me$t o! %ou$) childre$ a)es Birth to - %ears. Course Outcomes: ($dersta$d the !ou$datio$ o! assessme$t as it is to be a++lied i$ a$ .arl% Childhood .ducatio$ setti$). bser*e a$d assess childre$ a)es Birth-- %ears i$ authe$tic $atural setti$)s. /er!orm obser*atio$s a$d !ormal0i$!ormal assessme$ts i$ de*elo+me$tall% a$d culturall% a++ro+riate wa%s i$cludi$)& de*elo+me$tall% a++ro+riate assessme$t a$d )oal setti$). .*aluate a *ariet% o! +er!orma$ce based assessme$t tools that are curre$tl% used i$ the .arl% Childhood .ducatio$ !ield a$d +ublic school s%stems& their data a$d other data. (se +ro)ress mo$itori$) to +la$ curriculum !or both )rou+ setti$)s a$d i$di*idual childre$. Stud% a$d a$al%1e .C. 2/3-34 assessme$t i$strume$ts curre$tl% used i$ the schools. /la$ how to i$clude !amilies i$ the assessme$t +rocess. /ro*ide e,am+les o! commu$icati$) obser*atio$ a$d assessme$t !i$di$)s to !amilies. .,+lore how to act as +art o! a team with other +ro!essio$als i$ de*elo+i$) a$d !ollowi$) 5./s a$d 56S/s. Create a +la$ !or usi$) methods o! obser*i$)& recordi$) a$d assessi$) childre$ i$ a classroom setti$).

Evidence Commu$it% Buildi$) 7s this is a +rocess& class atte$da$ce is *er% im+orta$t. 8ou are res+o$sible !or e$)a)eme$t i$ %our lear$i$)& a$d %our *oice is to be a$ acti*e +art i$ collaboratio$ a$d tra$s!er o! lear$i$).

9es+o$se a$d 9e!lectio$ /a+ers# *er the course o! the :uarter& stude$ts will be as3ed to respond to readi$)s a$d issues discussed i$ class or reflect o$ e,+erie$ces i$ the !ield. Stude$ts will be e,+ected to make connections betwee$ the 3$owled)e the% bri$) to the e,+erie$ce a$d the 3$owled)e the% ha*e )ai$ed b% +artici+ati$) i$ the class sessio$0acti*it%.

Collaborati*e Small ;rou+ .,+erie$ce# .ach stude$t will collaborate i$ a small )rou+ withi$ the class. 'his )rou+ will +la$ a$d +rese$t a$ e,+erie$ce so that the% will ha*e the o++ortu$it% to de*elo+ a curriculum based arou$d s+eci!ic e,+ressi*e outcomes that would be de*elo+me$tall% a$d culturall% a++ro+riate !or a )rou+ o! %ou$) childre$ com+lete with assessme$t a$d +are$t co$$ectio$s. /ort!olio# .ach stude$t will 3ee+ a +ort!olio assessme$t +rocess to show their e*ide$ce o! what the% ha*e lear$ed a$d accom+lished this :uarter. 7 sectio$ will be re:uired !or each o! the lear$i$) outcomes. 7cti*ities& readi$)s& summaries o! discussio$s are to be i$cluded i$ each sectio$ a$d at least a one page self reflection is to be writte$ as well as a !" page paper de!i$i$) <obser*atio$= a$d <assessme$t= a$d wh% the% are use!ul a$d $ecessar% i$ a$ .C. classroom.

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