ECC TEST 1 STUDY GUIDE
Assessment - Answer -The process of observing, recording, and otherwise
documenting what children do and how they do it.
Reliable, valid, and age appropraite - Answer -Assessment should be...
Observation - Answer -The intentional, systematic act of looking at the behavior of a
child or children in a particular setting, program, or situation
1. Plan
2. Conduct
3. Interpret
4. Implement - Answer -The four steps to observations:
Interpretation - Answer -A process that includes examining the gathered information,
organizing and drawing conclusions from that information, and making decisions based
on the conclusions.
Authentic assessment - Answer -The evaluation of children's actual learning and the
instructional activities in which they're involved.
Traditional assessment - Answer -The method of forced choice found in multiple-choice
tests, fill-in-the-blanks, true-false, matching, and the like, where students usually recall
the information to complete the test.
Formal assessment - Answer -Tradition tests compared to a standard of other students
that already took the the test. (i.e. ACT)
Screening - Answer -The process of identifying the particular physical, social, linguistic,
and cognitive needs of children in order to provide appropriate programs and services.
Screening procedures - Answer -Give you and others a broad picture of what children
know and are able to do, as well as their physical and emotional status.
1 out of 6 - Answer -How many children in the US face a developmental disability or
behavioral disability before the age of 18.
Informal assessment - Answer -A procedure for obtaining information that can be used
to make judgments about children's learning, behavior, and development using means
other than standardized instruments.
Anecdotal record - Answer -An informal assessment tool that gives a brief written
description of a student's behavior during a single incident.
, Running records - Answer -An ingot ml assessment tool that provides a more detailed
narrative of a child's behavior, focusing on a sequence of events that occur over a
period of time.
Event sampling - Answer -An informal assessment tool that focuses on a particular
behavior during a particular event.
Time sampling - Answer -An informal assessment tool that records particular events or
behaviors during specific, contentious time intervals.
Rating scales - Answer -An informal assessment tool, usually a numeric scale, that
contains a list of descriptors for a set of behaviors.
Checklist - Answer -A list of behaviors or other traits used in informal assessment to
identify children's skills and knowledge.
Work sample - Answer -An example of a child's work that demonstrates what the child
authentically knows and is able to do.
Student artifact - Answer -An example of children's work — art sample, writing sample,
science journal, etc.
Portfolio - Answer -A compilation of children's work samples, other artifacts, and
teacher observations collected over time.
Interviewing - Answer -An informal assessment tool by which observers and
researchers obtain information about children by asking questions and engaging them
in conversation.
Rubrics - Answer -Performance and scoring guides that differentiate among levels of
student performance.
High-stakes testing - Answer -Using assessment tests to make important and often life-
influencing decisions about children, such as whether to admit children into programs or
promote them from one grade to the next.
Early childhood professional - Answer -a person who successfully teaches all children
(birth to age eight), promotes high personal standards, and continually expands his or
her skills and knowledge
1. promoting child development and learning
2. building family and community relationships
3. observing, documenting, and assessing to support young children and families
4. using developmentally effective approaches to connect with children and families
5. using content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum
6. becoming a professional - Answer -The six standards of professionalism
Assessment - Answer -The process of observing, recording, and otherwise
documenting what children do and how they do it.
Reliable, valid, and age appropraite - Answer -Assessment should be...
Observation - Answer -The intentional, systematic act of looking at the behavior of a
child or children in a particular setting, program, or situation
1. Plan
2. Conduct
3. Interpret
4. Implement - Answer -The four steps to observations:
Interpretation - Answer -A process that includes examining the gathered information,
organizing and drawing conclusions from that information, and making decisions based
on the conclusions.
Authentic assessment - Answer -The evaluation of children's actual learning and the
instructional activities in which they're involved.
Traditional assessment - Answer -The method of forced choice found in multiple-choice
tests, fill-in-the-blanks, true-false, matching, and the like, where students usually recall
the information to complete the test.
Formal assessment - Answer -Tradition tests compared to a standard of other students
that already took the the test. (i.e. ACT)
Screening - Answer -The process of identifying the particular physical, social, linguistic,
and cognitive needs of children in order to provide appropriate programs and services.
Screening procedures - Answer -Give you and others a broad picture of what children
know and are able to do, as well as their physical and emotional status.
1 out of 6 - Answer -How many children in the US face a developmental disability or
behavioral disability before the age of 18.
Informal assessment - Answer -A procedure for obtaining information that can be used
to make judgments about children's learning, behavior, and development using means
other than standardized instruments.
Anecdotal record - Answer -An informal assessment tool that gives a brief written
description of a student's behavior during a single incident.
, Running records - Answer -An ingot ml assessment tool that provides a more detailed
narrative of a child's behavior, focusing on a sequence of events that occur over a
period of time.
Event sampling - Answer -An informal assessment tool that focuses on a particular
behavior during a particular event.
Time sampling - Answer -An informal assessment tool that records particular events or
behaviors during specific, contentious time intervals.
Rating scales - Answer -An informal assessment tool, usually a numeric scale, that
contains a list of descriptors for a set of behaviors.
Checklist - Answer -A list of behaviors or other traits used in informal assessment to
identify children's skills and knowledge.
Work sample - Answer -An example of a child's work that demonstrates what the child
authentically knows and is able to do.
Student artifact - Answer -An example of children's work — art sample, writing sample,
science journal, etc.
Portfolio - Answer -A compilation of children's work samples, other artifacts, and
teacher observations collected over time.
Interviewing - Answer -An informal assessment tool by which observers and
researchers obtain information about children by asking questions and engaging them
in conversation.
Rubrics - Answer -Performance and scoring guides that differentiate among levels of
student performance.
High-stakes testing - Answer -Using assessment tests to make important and often life-
influencing decisions about children, such as whether to admit children into programs or
promote them from one grade to the next.
Early childhood professional - Answer -a person who successfully teaches all children
(birth to age eight), promotes high personal standards, and continually expands his or
her skills and knowledge
1. promoting child development and learning
2. building family and community relationships
3. observing, documenting, and assessing to support young children and families
4. using developmentally effective approaches to connect with children and families
5. using content knowledge to build meaningful curriculum
6. becoming a professional - Answer -The six standards of professionalism
