Assessment and Documentation in Early Childhood Education

Maarit Alasuutari (the University of Tampere, Finland),Ann-Marie Markstroem (Linkoeping University, Sweden),Ann-Christine Vallberg-Roth

Assessment and Documentation in Early Childhood Education
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Published
16 January 2014
Pages
152
ISBN
9780415661263

Assessment and Documentation in Early Childhood Education

Maarit Alasuutari (the University of Tampere, Finland),Ann-Marie Markstroem (Linkoeping University, Sweden),Ann-Christine Vallberg-Roth

Documentation in early childhood education is typically seen as a means to enhance the quality of care and education, and as a way to take account of the child’s view.

Assessment and Documentation in Early Childhood Education considers the increasing trend towards systematic child documentation especially in early childhood institutions. The authors present ways in which assessment and evaluation is done sometimes explicitly but more often implicitly in these practices, and explore its means, aims, forms, and functions. They also examine the rationalities of child documentation from the perspective of professional practice and professionalism and suggest that documentation and assessment practices can weaken and constrain but also empower and strengthen teachers, children and parents. Topics explored include:

Different forms of documentation and assessment

Documentation and listening to the children

Dilemmas of assessment and documentation

Participation by children

Involvement of parents

This timely book will be appealing for those studying in the field of early childhood education, teacher education, special education, general education, social work, counselling, psychology, sociology, childhood studies, and family studies.

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