Assessment in Early Childhood Settings : Learning Stories
, by Margaret CarrNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780761967941 | 076196794X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 7/23/2001
This book shows that an early childhood setting can be described as a learning place in which children develop learning dispositions such as resilience in the face of uncertainty, confidence to express their ideas, and collaborative and thoughtful approaches to problem-solving. These dispositions provide the starting point for life-long learning.The author asks: How can we assess and track children's learning in the early years in a way that includes learning dispositions and avoids the pitfalls of over-formal methods, whilst being helpful for practitioners, interesting for families, and supportive for learners?The book· describes a way of assessment that stays close to the children'sr