Development and Assessment of Young Children

Developmental assessment of Young children 4 (1+3)

Lesson 8:Observation methods of evaluating young children

Uses / Purpose of checklists

1. To understand development:
• The items in development checklists indicate how the child is progressing through maturation and experiences.
• It enables the development and also enable them to be realistic in their expectations for children.
2. To serve as a frame work for curriculum development:
• Checklists serve as a guide in planning, learning experience for young children.
• Serve as a guide for sequencing learning.
• To determine whether they are using the correct level of complexity or difficulty.
• Determine what came before and after learning or development.
• To plan and provide activities based on individual children’s abilities.
3. To assess and evaluate development and learning:
• Teachers must know children’s development and learning progressing and must be able to discuss it with parents and other teachers.
• They allow teachers to keep trace of individual children and groups of children.
• They give parents information about the child’s progress.
• Teachers realize that they have better understanding of each child in the class.