Formal vs Informal Assessments
by Gabriella Gonzales
1. School readiness
2. Through formal testing the student is given a score that shows the abilities and lack there of.
3. Testing to complex for young children
4. Most students stated they would only use formal assessments if a problem was evident.
5. Formal assessment for more accurate results of child development
6. Curriculum individualized to meet the needs of the student
7. Can be done by itself or with informal assessment.
8. Pros
8.1. Standardized testing
9. Postive Factors
10. Results
10.1. Students had less negative attitudes about assessments
11. Formal Assessments
11.1. Scores/ results
11.2. Can compare results to other students
12. Limited attention span
12.1. Test ability not perfomance
13. I'm a dog. Seriously.
14. Labels children
15. Early childhood participators ECP
15.1. Most used formal assessments
16. Results show that both groups have concerns about assessments.
16.1. Only snapshots of development
17. Too inaccurate
18. Influence to use formal assessments may come from content and objectives in undergraduate subject of evaluation and assessment.
18.1. Have more negative attitudes about assessments than other group
19. Informal Assessment
19.1. Non-standardized
19.2. No score
19.3. Observing and interviewing
19.4. Normal classroom environment
19.5. No comparing to other students
20. Negative factors
20.1. Time consuming
20.2. Costly
21. Results
21.1. 27% did not use formal assessments
21.1.1. Undergraduate Students
21.1.1.1. All students plan to use informal assessments as well as formal.