This document discusses performance-based assessment strategies for early childhood classrooms. It defines performance-based assessments as those that measure what children can do and apply, beyond just their knowledge. These types of assessments are integral to instruction and can be used to evaluate preschool programs. Examples provided include interviews, contracts, directed assignments, games, work samples, and projects. The document also discusses the role of the teacher in integrating instruction and assessment, analyzing results, and communicating with parents. Both advantages and disadvantages are presented, with the main advantages being that performance assessments are authentic to the classroom experience and allow children to demonstrate understanding in varied ways.

1. CLASSROOM
ASSESSMENTS
Performance-Based Strategies

2. PERFORMANCE-BASED
ASSESSMENT

3. Performance Assessment
(Authentic Performance Assessment)
-require more in that they measure
what the child can do or apply, in
addition to what the child knows.

5. STANDARDS AND
PERFORMANCE-BASED
ASSESSMENT

6. Authentic Learning
and
Authentic AssessmentAuthentic Learning
and
Authentic Assessment

7. Purposes for
Performance-Based
Assessment

8. 1. Importance of measuring young children
appropriately has been ongoing theme in this
text.
2. Performance Assessment are integrally related
to instruction.
3. Performance Assessment are used to evaluate
whether preschool programs are meeting the
needs of the young children.

9. Types of
Performance-Based
Assessment

10. 1. Interviews
•Unstructed
•Structured
•Diagnostic
2. Contracts
•Plan
•Record Child Progress
(accomplishments of skills)

11. 3. Directed Assignments
4. Games
5. Work Samples
6. Projects
7. Portfolios

12. Understanding the
Interrelated Nature
of Performance
Assessments

13. The Role of the
Teacher

14. The Teacher’s Role and Responsibilities:
1. To integrate instruction and assessment fully in
planning and carrying out the program
2. To use knowledge of young children to choose or
design assessment processes
3. To analyze the results to find their meaning for the
program and the children
4. To apply what has been learned to planning next
steps and improving the program
5. To communicate with parents and involve them in
an exchange of information about their child’s
learning and development.

15. Early Childhood Educators must be aware of the
following:
•Address yourself to the personal and unique attributes
of the children in your care
•Learn to listen, diagnose, examine, hypothesize,
intervene, evaluate, and then reflect and redesign
•Try to create a relationship of trust with children

16. Classification and
Organization of
Performance Assessments

17. Can be categorized as:
•Unstructured Performance Assessments
-Part of regular classroom learning activities
•Structured Performance Assessments
-Critical thinking
•Direct Performance Measures
-Use knowledge
•Indirect Performance Measures

18. •The Role of Observation
•The Role of
Documentation
•The Role of Rubrics

19. The Role of Observation
Following components be determined
prior to conducting the observation:
•Purpose
•Focus
•Record/Documentation
•Use of the Observation

20. The Role of Documentation

21. The Role of Rubrics

22. Advantages and
Disadvantages of Using
Performance-Based
Assessments

23. Advantages

24. 1. Conducted in the context of what children are
experiencing, rather than in isolation from
classroom curriculum
2. Take advantage of the premise that children
conduct their own understanding
3. Provide a variety of means hereby the child can
demonstrate what he or she understand.

25. 4. It is continues or ongoing
5. Provide meaningful information for
parents to understand their child’s process
and accomplishments

26. Disadvantages

27. 1 . Time consuming
2. Authentic Assessment can be more
complex than more traditional types of
assessments
3. More traditional forms of assessment
have the goal of evaluating the child’s
achievements

28. 4. There are also concerns about the
validity and relativity of performance
assessments
5. Parental involvement and education
are a requirement when implementing
performance-based evaluation

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