Understanding Assessment and Evaluation in Early Childhood Education, 2nd Edition Book

1	Assessment and evaluation in the early childhood years	3
2	Putting early childhood assessment and evaluation in perspective	17
3	Evaluation from a developmental perspective	31
4	Formal assessment and evaluation instruments	43
5	Characteristics and uses of standardized test results	51
6	Advantages and disadvantages of standardized testing	64
7	Informal assessment and evaluation procedures	83
8	Assessment using performance-based strategies	95
9	Integrating alternative assessment procedures into the early childhood curriculum	117
10	Understanding assessment and evaluation for children with special needs	133
11	Children with culturally and linguistically different backgrounds : assessment and evaluation issues	142
App	Selected assessment instruments in early childhood education	151