Question

When visiting Early Steps childcare facility, Terrence noticed a teacher observing a child playing while she made notes on a checklist form. When he asked her what the information was used for, she said that it provides information that guides the planning of activities. What would and NAEYC evaluator say about her actions?

A. The evaluator would say that more appropriate forms of assessment utilize electronic tools.

B. The evaluator would say that she was in compliance because checklists are appropriate tools and the information should be used to make decisions about instruction and activities.

C. The evaluator would say that assessment should be formal and checklists are too informal to get good information.

D. The evaluator would say that observation is not a good method of gathering data on what a child knows how to do.

Answer 1

The answer would be:

B. The evaluator would say that she was in compliance because checklists are appropriate tools and the information should be used to make decisions about instruction and actives.

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