Linking Standards and Engaged Learning in the Early Years

dc.creator	Gaye Gronlund
dc.creator	Judy Harris Helm
dc.date	2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:16:01Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:16:01Z
dc.identifier	1524-5039
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/c896b735d8ad4db88488e2d835f871f3
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/18121
dc.description	Early childhood educators are increasingly concerned about the trend toward national standards and national testing. This article addresses issues of assessment in the early years of schooling, prekindergarten through third gradea period when active, engaged, hands-on learning is most appropriate. Documentation of a kindergarten project on a turtle is presented to show how a science content standard is attained and how evidence is gathered that demonstrates the attainment of those skills inherent in the standard. The article then presents a framework for helping teachers and administrators to think about standards and the documentation of attainment of standards in ways that are compatible with how young children learn. The documentation procedures are especially compatible with approaches to learning that encourage student initiation and interest, such as the Project Approach.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Chinese
dc.language	Spanish
dc.publisher	ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Educati
dc.relation	http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v2n1/helm.html
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1524-5039
dc.source	Early Childhood Research & Practice, Vol 2, Iss 1 (2000)
dc.subject	Project Approach
dc.subject	Academic Standards
dc.subject	Documentation
dc.subject	Educational Assessment
dc.subject	National Standards
dc.subject	Student Evaluation
dc.subject	Student Projects
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Linking Standards and Engaged Learning in the Early Years
dc.type	article