Assessment in Early Childhood Settings: Learning Stories by Margaret Carr (Engli

Description: Assessment in Early Childhood Settings by Margaret Carr ′This is an inspiring book from bilingual, bicultural New Zealand about revolutionizing the assessment of young children′s learning and progress.... I hope this book inspires United Kingdom practitioners to set out on learning story journeys′ - Nursery World FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is an invigorating and very thought-provoking text, that I would recommend to all early years professionals, parents and citizens interested in developing their understanding of early years philosophy in action, which is directly linked to a compelling research paradigm and deep reflection alongside a sound theoretical base - Early Years I would recommend this book to practitioners interested in reflecting on their own practice and approach to assessment. The insights provided are thought-provoking and promote a practical and positive approach to early years assessment - Early Talk This thoughtful book challenges the standard assessment process that is commonly employed within the context of early years provision. For any practitioners working in early years setting this is a powerful and exciting book that helps to remind us that the child must be placed centrally within the assessment process, not as a recipient but as a proactive contributor to the situation- Child Language Teaching and Therapy This is a highly relevant text as some UK early childhood educators become engulfed with avalanches of tick sheets!A most useful book which contributes to the current vital debate about when, what and how we should access young childrens progress - T.A.C.T.Y.C Newsletter I found Margaret Carrs book fascinating! the ideas and arguments put forward are well worth mulling over - Early Years Educator This is an inspiring book from bilingual, bicultural New Zealand about revolutionizing the assessment of young childrens learning and progress...I hope this book inspires United Kingdom practitioners to set out on learning story journeys - Nursery World This book manages to blend recognized theory and recent research with practice. I found it easy, and sometimes enjoyable, to read; it provided plenty of "food for thought" as well as references on "how to".I would recommend it to all early childhood practitioners, not just those considering their current assessment procedures, as the chapters focusing on the child as a learner are of value on their own - Julia Browne, Goldsmiths Association for Early Childhood This book shows that an early childhood setting can be described as a learning place in which children develop learning dispositions such as resilience in the face of uncertainty, confidence to express their ideas, and collaborative and thoughtful approaches to problem-solving. These dispositions provide the starting point for life-long learning. The author asks: How can we assess and track childrens learning in the early years in a way that includes learning dispositions and avoids the pitfalls of over-formal methods, whilst being helpful for practitioners, interesting for families, and supportive for learners?The book * describes a way of assessment that stays close to the childrens real experiences and provides an alternative to mechanistic and fragmented approaches, * shows how practitioners can assess what really matters: those learning dispositions (interest, involvement and perseverance for example) that provide a foundation for life-long learning. The book is about weaving theory and practice: theorizing development and learning as reflected in assessment practice. The author also argues that unless we find ways to assess complex outcomes in early childhood they will be excluded from the teaching and the learning. Simple and low level outcomes and goals will take their place. The theoretical ideas and arguments are illustrated throughout by transcripts and stories of children in a range of early childhood settings. At every turn in the journey it asks: How is this reflected in a real life context? It documents the voices of children, practitioners and parents as the learning story develops. Author Biography Margaret Carr is a Professor of Education at the Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research at the University of Waikato, in Hamilton, New Zealand. Before she joined the Faculty of Education at Waikato, she was a geographer at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, where there was a strong focus by the professors on social and cultural change. This formed a background for her interest in the role of education in society, and in Hamilton she gained a qualification in early childhood education and worked as a kindergarten teacher before becoming a lecturer in education at the university. Her PhD thesis was entitled Technological Practice in Early Childhood as a Dispositional Milieu. New Zealand has provided a number of opportunities for professors to research with early childhood teachers on topics chosen by the teachers, and Margaret has frequently published with teachers. Learning Stories as an assessment practice was developed for the 1996 Te Whariki bicultural curriculum (later revised in 2017); the development of narrative assessment is told in the 2001 Sage book, Assessment in Early Childhood Settings: Learning Stories, and further developed in the 2012 Sage book Learning Stories: Constructing Learner Identities in Early Education. The latter book was co-authored with Wendy Lee, and this partnership has combined academic and professional wisdom in many publications and presentations over many years. Table of Contents A Folk Model of Assessment - and an AlternativeLearning DispositionsInterest and InvolvementPersisting with Difficulty and UncertaintyCommunicating with Others and Taking ResponsibilityLearning StoriesDescribingDiscussingDocumentingDecidingThe Learning Story Review `I would recommend this book to practitioners interested in reflecting on their own practice and approach to assessment. The insights provided are thought-provoking and promote a practical and positive approach to early years assessment′ - Early Talk`This is an inspiring book from bilingual, bicultural New Zealand about revolutionizing the assessment of young children′s learning and progress.... I hope this book inspires United Kingdom practitioners to set out on learning story journeys′ - Nursery World`I found Margaret Carr′s book fascinating… the ideas and arguments put forward are well worth mulling over′ - Early Years Educator`This book manages to blend recognized theory and recent research with practice. I found it easy, and sometimes enjoyable, to read; it provided plenty of "food for thought" as well as references on "how to". I would recommend it to all early childhood practitioners, not just those considering their current assessment procedures, as the chapters focusing on the child as a learner are of value on their own′ - Julia Browne, Goldsmiths Association for Early Childhood Review Quote I would recommend this book to practitioners interested in reflecting on their own practice and approach to assessment. The insights provided are thought-provoking and promote a practical and positive approach to early years assessment - Early TalkThis is an inspiring book from bilingual, bicultural New Zealand about revolutionizing the assessment of young childrens learning and progress.... I hope this book inspires United Kingdom practitioners to set out on learning story journeys - Nursery WorldI found Margaret Carrs book fascinating… the ideas and arguments put forward are well worth mulling over - Early Years EducatorThis book manages to blend recognized theory and recent research with practice. I found it easy, and sometimes enjoyable, to read; it provided plenty of "food for thought" as well as references on "how to". I would recommend it to all early childhood practitioners, not just those considering their current assessment procedures, as the chapters focusing on the child as a learner are of value on their own - Julia Browne, Goldsmiths Association for Early Childhood Details ISBN076196794X Author Margaret Carr Short Title ASSESSMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD Pages 224 Language English ISBN-10 076196794X ISBN-13 9780761967941 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2001 Subtitle Learning Stories Edition 1st Birth 1935 Affiliation University of Waikato, New Zealand Imprint SAGE Publications Inc Place of Publication Thousand Oaks Country of Publication United States Textbook No DOI 10.1604/9780761967941 UK Release Date 2001-06-05 NZ Release Date 2001-06-05 US Release Date 2001-06-05 Edited by Paula Queiroz Death 1904 Position journalist Qualifications Ph.D. Publisher SAGE Publications Inc Publication Date 2001-06-05 Alternative 9780761967934 DEWEY 372.1264 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2001-06-04 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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