Successful Solutions Professional Development LLC
  • Unit 7 Home Page
    • About Us
    • About the Trainers
    • Blog
    • CDA Credentialing Process
    • CDA Success Stories
    • CDA Course Synopses
    • What is a CDA?
    • Sample Course
  • Enroll Now
  • Student Log-In
  • Contact Us
  • Virtual Classroom
    • All Aboard
    • Unit 1
    • Unit 2
    • Unit 3
    • Unit 4
    • Unit 5
    • Unit 6
    • Unit 7
    • Unit 8
Sentry Page Protection
Please Wait...
Unit 7 Student Login  Unit 7 Student Login Hi, (First Name) Student Area | Log Out
Unit 7 Student Login
Welcome, (First Name)!

Forgot? Show
Log In
Enter Member Area
(Message automatically replaces this text)
OK
My Profile Log Out

(Unit 7) Topic 7: Observing, Recording and Looking Ahead

3 Clock Hours of Early Childhood Education

Caution and Risk with Assessments

​Topic 7 Page 16

​Assessments are valuable tools to help plan and direct instruction and measure a child’s progress toward development and other goals. These are crucial components to an education program but there are some risks that should be avoided with assessments. If assessments are done properly and with care you will get important data and information to assist your daily work with children. If done improperly you will gain inaccurate information that can lead to irresponsible decision making and other challenges.   
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Use multiple pieces of data
​
If you are using just one piece of data in the form of an assessment you may gain inaccurate information about a child. It is best to do multiple assessments of different kinds to gauge a child’s learning and development.  
Consider best fit
Terms like this are used frequently in ECE but in this instance, we are referring to the fit of the assessment with the child and concept being measured. If you are assessing early literacy and writing skills for a child with fine motor skill challenges, giving a simple paper and pencil assessment may be inappropriate. Consider many options and multiple assessments for more accurate data. 
Time of day
Some parts of the day work better for assessment than others. Usually just before lunch or snack, children can be distracted with their feelings of hunger and have a difficult time concentrating on some tasks. They may be fussy or upset and have a hard time completing an assessment especially. Consider the time of day carefully when planning assessments.
Temperament
Children range in temperament including easy or flexible, slow to warm or cautious, and active or feisty. An easy or flexible child may be more willing to complete assessments at any time while an active or feisty child may prefer a hands-on type of assessment but only under ideal conditions.
Other factors
Last, but certainly not least, assessment outcomes can range widely based on unforeseen circumstances and other factors that the child is faced with. This can range from having a stressful morning before coming to school to getting little sleep the night before. There may even be larger more devastating circumstances that teachers and caregivers are completely unaware of that can cause major hurdles to assessments.
Picture
Picture
(Unit 7) Topic 7: Observing, Recording and Looking Ahead * Navigation Menu
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Successful Solutions Training in Child Development
Address: PO Box 727, Burley, WA 98322-0727  * www.mycdaclass.com
Copyright 2017.  Successful Solutions Professional Development LLC.  * All Rights Reserved. Updated JULY 1, 2017

Successful Solutions Professional Development LLC BBB Business Review

Enrollment Hours

Monday - Friday          7  am – 8  pm 
Saturday & Sunday     9  am – 8  pm
Holidays                       9  am – 8  pm

Telephone

(360) 602-0960 

Email

info@mycdaclass.com
Registrations that are submitted after enrollment hours will be processed the next morning.  You will receive an email with your log-in information to access the course within an hour after we open the next business day.
  • Unit 7 Home Page
    • About Us
    • About the Trainers
    • Blog
    • CDA Credentialing Process
    • CDA Success Stories
    • CDA Course Synopses
    • What is a CDA?
    • Sample Course
  • Enroll Now
  • Student Log-In
  • Contact Us
  • Virtual Classroom
    • All Aboard
    • Unit 1
    • Unit 2
    • Unit 3
    • Unit 4
    • Unit 5
    • Unit 6
    • Unit 7
    • Unit 8