This is a power point presentation of how a teacher can use anecdotal record as an assessment tool to evaluate a child in an early childhood educational classroom.
2. Target Participant
This is M.He is 4 years old and is currently in Pre-k.This is his first year in an
educational setting.
Helives with his mother and father and also has a youngersister. Hecomes
from an Indian background. He lives in a house with his family and his
grandparents also.
When it comes to his
educational level, he is above
his level. He knows a lot
more than most of the other
children in the classroom.
Mcan:
• Countfrom1-100
• Writehis numbers
• Knowsshapesandcandrawthem out
• Knowshis colorsandcan pointthem out
• Has very goodvocabulary
3. Byusing this assessmentI wouldbeable toplanmy
curriculumaccordinglytobenefit M.
Being abletohaverecordings ofhim dailyin the
classroomenvironmentwill help mecarefullyassesshis
skills, behaviors,andinterests.
Byusing anecdotalrecording I will beableto keeptrack
ofdailyandweeklybehaviorstopointoutprogressand
growthin M.
The tool of assessment that I
will be using for M is anecdotal
record.
“Anecdotal records assessment
is an essential component in the
development and interpretation
of student portfolios” (Bates, C.
C., Schenck, S. M., & Hoover, H.
J. (2019).
(McFarland, 2008)“This approach enables teachers to build on andenhance children’s play themes, making their
learning richer andmore complex” (p. 32).
4. Participant Developmental Area
The term cognitive
development refers to the process
of growth and change in
intellectual/mental abilities such
as thinking, reasoning and
understanding. It includes the
acquisition and consolidation of
knowledge. Infants draw on social-
emotional, language, motor, and
perceptual experiences and
abilities for cognitive
development. They are attuned to
relationships between features of
objects, actions, and the physical
environment (CDE.gov).
The cognitive
developmental
area covers how
children think,
explore, and
figure things
out
5. The second skill
that will be
measure is M’s
memory skills.
6. I will also use verbal
communication between
me and M to assess his
thinking and memory
skills.
7. WhoWill conductThe Assessment?
By having the teacher
conduct the assessment
she/he will be able to better
plan the curriculum
accordingly tobenefit M.
8. Examples of howAnecdotal Record will
be used
One example of how I will be
using anecdotal record to
assess M is by dividing the
student’s into groups.
I will group them into 4
different groups based on
their learning level and
observe M during group work
within in the classroom.
Another example of how I
will use anecdotal record is
by planning a head.
When it is free choice time, I
will already have thought
about what I will observe
from M, his thinking choice
and the way he is interacting
during that time.
9. I think that it is very
important for us as
educators to observe
young children in orderto
properly assess them.
I think that the assessment
instrument, anecdotal records
that I will use in this study on
M will bevery successful. It
will help meunderstand him
as a better individual.
Byusing this typeofassessment
tool,the teacherwouldbeable
tobetterunderstandthe
cognitive developmental areaof
M.
The teacherwill gain somuch
moreknowledgeand
understandingofM’s memory
andthinkingskills also.
10. Bates, C. C., Schenck, S. M., & Hoover, H. J. (2019). Anecdotal Records: Practical Strategies for
Taking Meaningful Notes. Young Children, 3, 14.
McFarland, L. (2008). Anecdotal Records: Valuable Tools for Assessing Young Children’s
Development. Dimensions of Early Childhood, 36(1), 31–36.
Cognitive Development Domain. (n.d.). Retrieved July 17, 2020, from
https://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/itf09cogdev.asp
