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1. On your field placements in an early childhood setting, did the educators assess individual children's learning and /or development?
If yes briefly describe the system of assessment they used. How was assessment information conveyed to parents?
If the program did not use assessment, what are several practices that educators could begin doing if they wanted to assess children's learning? These can be your own ideas.
2. From your experience on field placement or previous work experience, describe as a short story, an observation (being mindful of confidentiality) of how an educator used observation as formative assessment to make curriculum decisions that supported the child's on going development, learning, or interests.
If educators did not use assessment to plan curriculum, describe a child's behaviours from your observation. From this specific episode of play, what were your ideas for curriculum to support the child's learning?
3. In your opinion, what are some advantages and/or challenges in using a system of observation and assessment as described in the ELECT document.