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Title: Measurement and assessment procedures
Description: assessment is the process of observing, recording and otherwise documenting the work the children do and how they do it as a basis for educational decisions that affect the child. Measurement on the other hand is the assigning of numerals to individuals or objects in a systematic manner as a means of presenting the properties of the individuals or objects

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Measurement and Assessment Procedures In Children’s Performance

Assessment and Measurement of Performance in Young Children
According to Bredekamp (1987), assessment is the process of observing, recording and otherwise
documenting the work the children do and how they do it as a basis for educational decisions that
affect the child
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Purpose of Assessment and Measurement of Children’s Performance
The purpose of assessment and measurement of children’s performance is to help in determining
or identifying their strengths and weaknesses
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According to Said et al (1997), the progress of pre-school children should not have academic
achievement as their priority but should instead monitor children’s areas of development such as
creative activities, physical, mental, social and emotional aspects
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2008)
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These tests are able to reveal whether a particular child is
lugging behind or is ahead of others in a certain areas of development by comparing him or her
with what the other children are capable of doing on average basis
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This assessment is used to determine
a child’s abilities and also difficulties in a specific area or criteria after which individual or
remedial teaching can be done
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It is usually used with special needs children to avoid comparing
them with other children
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It should however be noted that standardised norm referenced assessment tests are not good for
pre-school children since they pressure the children and seem to put more emphasis to academic
excellence rather than the areas of development
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Brief and accurate information
or performance of each child in terms of interest, ability and achievement in all developmental
areas should be made
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It can also be used to
establish the presence or absence of a particular skill or behaviour in children
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To establish how
much they know, oral questions could be asked
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Oral Discussions
The teacher engages children in a discussion to find out how well they can communicate
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Practical Work
Children’s strengths and capabilities can be sought through giving them practical work and
observing how well they do it
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It can also help the teacher evaluate the
effectiveness or failure of his/her choice of teaching methods with the view to improve
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The following are samples of
some of the records that can be used to assess or measure children’s performance in pre-school
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Sample of Children’s Mathematic Activities Progress Record
Child’s Sorting
Matching Ordering
Rote
Recognition Valuing Writing
Name
&
&
&
counting of nos 1 - 10 nos 1 - nos 1 grouping Pairing
sequencing
10
10
1
2
3
4
Sample of Children’s Socio-emotional Progress Record
Child’s Friendly Generous Empathetic Co-operative
Name
1
2
3
4

Caring

Humorous

Sample of Children’s Physical & Outdoor Progress Record
Child’s Throwing/ Sliding Skittle Galloping Skipping Skipping
Name
catching
Aiming
freely
using
ball
ropes
1
2
3
4

Tyre
race

Sample of Children’s Health Progress Record
A
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Admission Number……
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Date of Birth………………………………………………………………
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Tel/Cell No……………
Physical Address………………………………………………
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Family Dr’s Name……………………………………
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In case of emergency I would like my child to be
to………………………………………………………………………
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Signature of Parent………………………………………
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taken

B
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BCG
Date checked…
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2nd Dose…………
DPT
1st Dose…………
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2nd Dose…………
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Daily Health Progress and History
i) History on admission:
Date
5
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07
On admission day the child had/had no reported medical
complications/allergies etc

Date
Date
Date

ii) Daily Health Progress (Action taken and by which
person)
24
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07 Had a common cold and was taken to the doctor by the parents
13
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07 Complained of headache and was asked to lie down by teacher
Cynthia then felt better
18
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07 Was hit by swing and sustained swelling
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K
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E
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Handbook for early childhood development education syllabus
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Ng’asike, J
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(2003)
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education
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B
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J
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Creating highly motivating classrooms for all
students: a schoolTide approach to powerful teaching
with diverse learners
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A
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K
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E
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Kenya pre-school guidelines
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/NACECE
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J
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Teaching tips: strategies, research, and theory for
and university teachers
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Ayot & Patel (1992)
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Nairobi: ERAP
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C
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J
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Creating excitement in classrooms
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(1987)
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Washington DC:
NAEYC
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I
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(1984)
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Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau
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I
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(1984)
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Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau
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I
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(1984)
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Nairobi: Kenya Literature Bureau
Title: Measurement and assessment procedures
Description: assessment is the process of observing, recording and otherwise documenting the work the children do and how they do it as a basis for educational decisions that affect the child. Measurement on the other hand is the assigning of numerals to individuals or objects in a systematic manner as a means of presenting the properties of the individuals or objects