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Multifaceted Assessment for Early Childhood Education
Contributor(s): Wright, Robert J. (Author)

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ISBN: 1412970156     ISBN-13: 9781412970150
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
OUR PRICE: $120.75  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2009
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Annotation: Multifaceted Assessment for Early Childhood Education will be used as a core textbook in upper-division undergraduate courses and first-level graduate courses in early childhood education assessment. The book covers the various measures used in a range of assessment dimensions, and includes valuable information regarding young children with special needs and English Language Learners, which has rarely been touched upon in other textbooks. The chapters are focused on student accessibility and include practical applications of key concepts.To learn more about the author, please visit www.widenerprofessorbob.com, or email him at widenerbob@hotmail.com.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Evaluation & Assessment
- Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten)
- Education | Elementary
Dewey: 372.126
LCCN: 2009018018
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.3" W x 9" L (1.15 lbs) 360 pages
Features: Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 206
 
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Publisher Description:

An engaging examination of current issues and practices involved in assessing young children

A highly readable integration of the latest assessment practices and policies, this text includes valuable information regarding young children with special needs and English language learners--topics that are insufficiently addressed in other assessment texts. Focusing on practical applications of key concepts, Multifaceted Assessment for Early Childhood Education provides a knowledge base of what every early childhood teacher should know about assessing young children.

Key Features

  • Comprehensive coverage examines the full range of assessments, including formative, summative, authentic, and standardized.
  • Cases in Point provide practical implications and examples from real life.
  • Objectives for Learning alert students as to central concepts and provide guidance for reading and studying.
  • Discussion Questions encourage analysis and class discussions, promoting higher order thinking on the topics.


Ancillaries
Password-protected instructor resources, available at www.sagepub.com/wrightinstr, feature PowerPoint slides, a test bank, Internet resources, and additional activities.



Contributor Bio(s): Wright, Robert J.: - Robert Wright earned a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in 1966, and began teaching high school science. A few years later in 1969 he earned a Masters degree in school counseling from West Chester University and was employed as a public school counselor, first with high school students and later with middle school students. In 1974 he completed a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Educational Psychology with specializations in child & adolescent development and educational measurement from Temple University. As part of that degree he completed a clinical fellowship in rehabilitation counseling at Moss Hospital, part of the Albert Einstein Medical Center (Philadelphia). Following graduation he completed advanced studies in school psychology at Lehigh University. Professor Wright has taught counseling and supervised counseling interns and has also taught educational measurement, and educational statistics & research for graduate students in counseling. He is a member of the American Counseling Association, the American School Counselor Association, the American Psychological Association (Division 17, counseling psychology), the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision, and the American Educational Research Association. He is professionally licensed to practice in Pennsylvania. During his career Professor Wright chaired 114 doctoral dissertations, published and presented over 120 articles and paper presentations and has had four books published.
 
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