The document outlines basic principles of assessment and evaluation in early childhood education, emphasizing the importance of understanding the whole child through various observation methods. It distinguishes between assessment (gathering evidence of a child's capabilities) and evaluation (analyzing and reflecting on this data), highlighting the need for effective communication with parents and caregivers. The Johari window model is introduced as a tool for improving self-awareness and communication between educators and families, with a focus on fostering cultural sensitivity and enhancing the overall learning environment.

1. Assessment and Evaluation Basic Principles, Intended Audience, and Enhancing Communication Presented By: Lillian Vania, MEd. October 13, 2010

2. Assessment and Evaluation Williamstown Community Preschool October 13, 2010Name:2 hours: Observation, Assessment, and Planning for Individual NeedPresenter: Lillian Vania, MEdBasic Principles, Intended Audience, and Enhancing Communication

3. ReviewObservationWe observe to learn about the whole child.

4. These four concepts work in tandem to provide the most complete understanding of an individual child and the child within the group:

5. Scripted or required observation

6. Intuitive observation

7. Planned observation

8. Spontaneous observation

9. The environment affects how, when, where, and what we observe.

10. We plan with prompts to elicit actions to observe and document.

11. We observe to provide information for assessment.What is the end result?Understanding of the whole childAssessment and EvaluationCommunication with parents and caregivers

12. Assessment and EvaluationThe Basic Principles

13. Assessment and EvaluationThe terms assessment and evaluation are often used interchangeably, in actuality they are two parts of the same process.1Assessment is the process of gathering evidence of what the child can do.Evaluation is the process that follows this collection of data, including analysis and reflection, as well as decisions based on the data.1. Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning: Atlantic Canada English Language Arts Curriculum: K-3 p. 263-264

14. Primary Purpose:

15. To inform teaching

16. To promote and encourage learning

17. To promote optimal individual growth

18. To assist learners in their quest for understanding at the point in time in which we (teachers) encounter them in the classroom 2Assessment and Evaluation2. Jacobs, Heidi Hayes Mapping the Big Picture: Integrating Curriculum and Assessment K-12

19. In order to provide information vital to teachers, assessment and evaluation must be: 3

20. Ongoing

21. Integrated into the teaching and learning process

22. A continuous cycle of collecting data, interpreting data, reporting information, and influencing teaching

23. Consistent with beliefs about curriculum and classroom practices

24. A reflection of the desired outcomes of Creative Curriculum

25. Designed to use multiple sources of information collected in a variety of contexts

26. Designed to recognize learners as active partners in their own learning and in the evaluation of that learning.Assessment and Evaluation3. Assessing and Evaluating Student Learning: Atlantic Canada English Language Arts Curriculum: K-3 p. 263-264