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Pedagogical Approach

This course was developed as a fully-online approach; however, it can be adapted into a hybrid or traditional face-to-face. 

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Analyze and explain the purpose of assessment in early childhood.
• Analyze and explain the history of tests and measurement in early childhood.
• Describe and evaluate the issues in testing young children.
• Identify and discuss how assessment should be improved for the 21st century and used in early childhood.
• Examine how measurement and evaluation are used with infants, preschoolers, and school-age children.
• Describe the difference between formal and informal assessment.
• Explore how performance assessments reflect authentic learning.
• Evaluate the use, design, and selection of standardized tests.
• Effectively use and report standardized test results.
• Examine and analyze classroom assessments.
• Analyze and explain the use of portfolio assessment.
• Engage with others in a small group to evaluate and explain the importance of families in the assessment process of young children.

Assessment

This course was designed to measure learner growth following most modules. Learners will be required to demonstrate this growth through targeted module assessments. For a list of assessments click here. 

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