ECE O&A4

Issued by Heartland Community College

Earners can identify the impact and influence of external factors on assessment practices.

Type Validation
Level Intermediate
Time Hours
Cost Paid

Skills

Earning Criteria

Identify how external factors impact and influence data collection. Examples of external factors include: • children’s culture, • first language, • temperament
Provide a comprehensive description connection to theory and research of the limitations of developmentally, culturally, or linguistically inappropriate assessment tools and minimizes their impact on young children. Examples of limitations include: • failure to accommodate child/family culture, • lack of availability in primary language, • lack of responsiveness to children’s unique developmental patterns, ways of knowing and doing
Identify and describe local, state, and national guidelines, for example: • appropriateness of content, • inclusion of direct and indirect data measures
Describe legal parameters related to identification and referral, for example: • regular screening, inclusive of development, vision, and hearing; • referral processes for children with possible developmental delays; • notification responsibilities
CHLD 129
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Standards

3c ECE2-5

Describe the limitations of various assessment tools and minimize the impact of these tools on young children

3c ECE3-5

Explain the research base and theoretical perspectives behind harmful uses of biased or inappropriate assessments

3c ECE3-6

Explain the developmental, cultural, and linguistic limitations of various assessment tools; recognize the circumstances under which use of these tools may be inappropriate (including the use of their results); minimize the impact of these tools on young children; and advocate for more appropriate assessments

6b ECE1-4

Identify the basic elements of professional guidelines such as national, state, or local standards and regulations and position statements from professional associations

3d ECE1-2

Support young children as part of IFSP and IEP teams