Contemporary perspectives on research in assessment and evaluation in early childhood education

Researchers, educators, professional organizations, administrators, parents, and policy makers have increased their involvement in the assessment and evaluation of early childhood education programs. This interest has developed swiftly during the last decades. The National Association for the Educat...

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Other Authors Saracho, Olivia N. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2015.
SeriesContemporary perspectives on research in early childhood education.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806610969
DOI10.1108/978-1-68123-154-9
Physical Description1 online resource (ix, 456 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Research in early childhood educational assessment and evaluation / Olivia N. Saracho
  • Evaluation in early childhood education / Olivia N. Saracho
  • Assessment and school readiness : Implications for children, implications for schools / Dominic F. Gullo
  • Assessing school readiness in early childhood : Historical analysis, current trends / Tomoko Wakabayashi and Jeffrey A. Beal
  • Emergent curriculum and the tension between relationship and assessment / Carol Anne Wien, Brenda Jacobs, and Ellen Brown
  • Teacher effectiveness and teacher evaluation in early childhood education programs/ xianxuan xu, james h. Stronge, and leslie w. Grant
  • Evaluation of early childhood education environments and professional development: Current practices and implications / Vasilis Grammatikopoulos, Athanasios Gregoriadis, and Evridiki Zachopoulou
  • Assessment of caregiver-child interactions and relationships in infant/toddler classrooms / Catherine Tsao and Carollee Howes
  • Assessing children's peer relationships in early educational and childcare settings / Becky Kochenderfer-Ladd and Gary W. Ladd
  • Play as a method of assessing young children's' development and learning : Past, present, future / Doris Bergen
  • Early literacy assessment and the importance of oral language / Susan E. Hill
  • Interviewing in early childhood mathematics education / Elizabeth Dunphy
  • Assessment of English language acquisition in young dual language learners / Cristina Gillanders and Dina C. Castro
  • Assessment of dual language learners in early education settings / Eugene E. García
  • Assessment using technology : Formative assessment with young children / Douglas Clements, Daryl B. Greenfield, Susan H. Landry, and Julie Sarama
  • Computer-based testing and young children / Susan K. Barnes
  • Assessing young children's learning in stem / Susan K. Barnes
  • Future directions in assessment and evaluation in early childhood education / Olivia N. Saracho.