Formal Assessments
Can compare results to other students
Results
Students had less negativeattitudes about assessments
Results
Undergraduate Students
All students plan to use informal assessmentsas well as formal.
Negative factors
Test ability not perfomance
Only snapshots of development
Informal Assessment
Observing and interviewing
Normal classroom environment
No comparing to other students
Can be done by itself or with informalassessment.
Through formal testing the student is given ascore that shows the abilities and lack thereof.
Curriculum individualized to meet the needsof the student
Influence to use formal assessments maycome from content and objectives inundergraduate subject of evaluation andassessment.
Have more negative attitudes aboutassessments than other group
Formal assessment for moreaccurate results of childdevelopment
Most students stated they would only useformal assessments if a problem wasevident.
Results show that both groups have concernsabout assessments.
Early childhood participators ECP
Most used formal assessments
27% did not use formal assessments
I'm a dog. Seriously.
Testing to complex for young children