EDUC 8500 - Developmental Assessment in Early Childhood Education

3 cr.

This is an advanced course in the design, development and implementation of developmental assessment tools in early childhood education. Candidates explore the meaning of developmental assessment, aspects of assessment reliability and validity, test construction and administration, limitations of assessment, observation as a tool for assessment, and other related topics. Students evaluate and demonstrate the uses of various assessment instruments. This course is part of the professional licensure track, early childhood.