Our new, evidence-based tip sheets explore topics of relevance to early childhood professionals. Our latest tip sheet, Introducing It: The Authentic Assessment Cycle and Its Role in Early Childhood Education, is the first of a planned series exploring aspects of authentic assessment.
Authentic assessment is recommended practice because it allows educators to gain a holistic picture of a child’s development. The data compiled through authentic assessment is used to adjust instruction and even to make changes to the child’s environment. Download Introducing It: The Authentic Assessment Cycle and Its Role in Early Childhood Education below, and learn about:
- Characteristics of authentic assessment
- Steps in the authentic assessment cycle
- The role of implicit bias in authentic assessment
- And more!
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