Assessment Techniques
An informal assessment that involves monitoring and recording a child's actions at specific time intervals for a specific period of time.
What is Time Sample.
What are the four creative mediums other than typical art?
What are: music and movement, blocks, sensory experiences, and technology.
When a child is able to sort things from shortest to longest.
What is seriation.
Drawing a picture is an example of gross or fine motor skills?
What is fine motor.
What are observations noted without retaining raw data. Example would be a developmental checklist.
What is a closed method.
A recording method to measure how often a specified event occurs.
What is Frequency Count.
What is the first recognized form a child makes?
What is the tadpole man.
A child is able to set the table for snack and knows that each child gets one plate and one napkin.
What is one-to-one correspondence.
Riding a tricycle is an example of gross or fine motor skills?
What is gross motor.
The child watches children play but does not get involved.
What is onlooker play.
A factual narrative of an incident.
What are Anecdotal Notes/Recordings.
A scribble page done by a child using markers can be used as which type of informal assessment?
What is a Work Sample.
When a child counts by memory, which may be out of sequence.
Using a spoon is an example of gross or fine motor skills?
The child engages in collaborative, mutual, reciprocal roles and adjust their behavior to the actions of the other child.
What is cooperative play.
What form of assessment involves monitoring where a child plays in a classroom for a specific amount of time and mapping their movements on a floor plan?
What is a Tracking Observation.
When a child mistakenly thinks crushing his bag of chips will create more chips.
What is conservation.
Crawling is an example of gross or fine motor skills?
What is gross motor.
What are observations that preserve raw data, details, so separate conclusions can be drawn.
What is open method.
Which assessment form involves observing the presence or absence of specific behaviors?
What is a Developmental Checklist.
The four stages of drawing include:
random scribbling, controlled scribbling, preschematic, and schematic
When a child is able to group things together based on similar attributes (all the small red bears together).
What is classification.
Zipping a zipper is an example of gross or fine motor skills?
What is fine motor.