ECE O&A5
Issued by
Heartland Community College
Earners can evaluate and select appropriate strategies for collecting, measuring, disseminating, and utilizing observation, screening, and assessment data which are responsive to the strengths and challenges of individual children and reflective of family goals and priorities.
- Type Validation
- Level Intermediate
- Time Hours
- Cost Paid
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Provide evaluation, observation, screening, and assessment strategies based on specific purpose (understanding children’s health, educational, and developmental status, program planning) and data driven decision-making (such as program evaluation and monitoring trends, high stakes accountability)
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Justify selection of appropriate observation, screening, and assessment strategies based on specific purpose (understanding children’s health, educational, and developmental status, program planning) and data driven decision-making (such as program evaluation and monitoring trends, high stakes accountability).
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Select culturally and linguistically responsive assessment strategies supporting family engagement in each aspect of the assessment, screening, and/or observation process, for example: • inform families of purpose, • gather input from families regarding hopes, dreams, and goals, • discuss results, and mutually develop goals
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CHLD 129
Standards
Explain components of an assessment cycle including making decisions on “who, what, when, where, and why” in conducting systematic observations, selecting the most appropriate assessment method to gather information, analyzing, evaluating, and summarizing assessment results and reflecting on their significance to inform teaching
Initiate, nurture and be receptive to requests for partnerships with young children, their families, and other professionals to analyze assessment findings and create individualized goals and curricular practices for young children