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EJ465919 PS520538

Title: Assessment in Context--Teachers and Children at Work.
Author(s): Hills, Tynette W.
Source: Young Children, v48 n5 p20-28 Jul 1993
Publication Date: 1993
ISSN: 0044-0728
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080); Opinion papers (120)
Journal Announcement: CIJNOV1993

Discusses the purposes of assessment in programs for young children and the role of assessment in the context of children's lives, parents' concerns, and teachers' and administrators' situations. Also discusses how observation-based assessment can be used as part of a developmentally appropriate assessment process serving children, parents, teachers, and administrators. (BB)

Descriptors: *Administrator Role; Early Childhood Education; Evaluation Methods; *Observation; *Parent Influence; *Student Evaluation; *Teacher Role; *Young Children
Identifiers: *Developmentally Appropriate Programs