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EJ544885 PS526369
Title: Documenting Children's Learning.Author(s): Helm, Judy Harris; And Others
Source: Childhood Education, v73 n4 p200-05 Sum 1997
Publication Date: 1997
ISSN: 0009-4056
Language: English
Document Type: Guides--Non-classroom (055); Journal articles (080)
Journal Announcement: CIJOCT1997
Suggests that
documentation can help teachers: (1) better respond to demands for
accountability; (2) teach through direct, first-hand interactive
experiences that enhance brain development; (3) be more effective;
(4) meet special needs; and (5) help children perceive learning
to be important and worthwhile. Describes several methods of documentation,
such as portfolios and child self-reflections. (AA)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment; *Classroom Techniques; *Documentation;
Educational Improvement; *Educational Strategies; Instructional
Effectiveness; Reflective Teaching; Student Evaluation; Student
Needs; Teacher Attitudes; *Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Role;
Teacher Student Relationship; Teaching Methods
Identifiers: Learning Environment
