Assessment and Documentation in Early Childhood Education

ISBN-13: 9780415661256 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 160 str.

Maarit Alasuutari; Ann-Marie Markstrom; Ann-Christine Vallberg-Roth

Opis

Documentation in early childhood education is typically seen as a means to enhance the quality of care and education, and as a way to take account of the child's view. Assessment and Documentation in Early Childhood Education considers the increasing trend towards systematic child documentation especially in early childhood institutions. The authors present ways in which assessment and evaluation is done sometimes explicitly but more often implicitly in these practices, and explore its means, aims, forms, and functions. They also examine the rationalities of child documentation from the perspective of professional practice and professionalism and suggest that documentation and assessment practices can weaken and constrain but also empower and strengthen teachers, children and parents. Topics explored include: Different forms of documentation and assessment Documentation and listening to the children Dilemmas of assessment and documentation Participation by children Involvement of parents This timely book will be appealing for those studying in the field of early childhood education, teacher education, special education, general education, social work, counselling, psychology, sociology, childhood studies, and family studies.

Recenzje

'Chapter 4 is particularly enlightening in the way it supports the Early Years Foundation Stage aim to reduce unnecessary paperwork, and because it values a 'quality not quantity' approach by looking deeply into the purposes for assessment and documentation in the early years.' - Early Years Educator Magazine