The Assessment Portfolio Project
Must be eight to 10 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA StyleMust include a separate title page with the following:Title of paperStudent’s nameCourse name and numberInstructor’s nameDate submitted
As you have learned throughout this course, “Teachers in schools and centers throughout the United States assess children’s development and learning in a wide variety of ways and use that information for different purposes” (McAfee, Leong, & Bodrova, 2016, p. 8). In your Assessment Portfolio Project, you will have the opportunity to bring together all of the learning you have done regarding why, what, and when to assess to develop an assessment portfolio. This Assessment Portfolio Project is a great way for you to showcase your assessment skillset to future employers. As you complete this final, keep in mind that you will upload this project to your online portfolio (Folio) account for future employers to see. This is your opportunity to build a professional portfolio that you will be proud to include on job applications.
Including the following three parts in your eight- to 10-page paper,
Part 1: Purpose of Assessment
Explain your role in assessing children. (Refer back to your Week 1 discussion forum: What Role Do I Play in Assessment for support.)Discuss how you will ensure that you uphold legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities when assessing.Summarize why, what, and when you will assess.Include a copy of your graphic organizer from your Week 2 discussion forum: Why, What, And When? forExplain how you will use a comprehensive assessment system, including formative, summative, informal, and formal assessments.Refer back to your Week 2 discussion forum: Formative Versus Summative, Week 3 Informal Assessment Tools (Role Play) discussion forum, and Week 3 Formal Assessment Tools discussion forum.Part 2: Documenting and Compiling Information
Introduce the child you are developing your assessment portfolio for. (This should be the same child you observed and completed your assessments on in Week 3 and Week 4. Include their name, age, grade, and any other information you feel is relevant. If the child’s name is not mentioned, you can make one up.)Include the informal and formal assessment tool you created and completed in your Week 3 Determining Appropriate Assessments assignment.Develop and complete one new assessment tool (informal or formal) for the child you chose from the video.Part 3: Interpreting and Using Information
Create three objectives (goals) for the child. (These goals should be based on areas of need from your assessments. If you need assistance with how to create effective learning objectives, please view the Objectives section of the ECE/CD Lesson Planning Handbook. Refer back to your Week 4 discussion forum: Analyzing Assessments for support.)Generate an intervention strategy for each of the three objectives you created.Summarize how you will communicate with families about the assessments and the information gained from them.Your summary should include how you will connect with the family as well as the type of information you will share with the family. Refer back to your Week 5 discussion forum: Communicating With Families (Scenario) for support.