Preparing preschool teachers to use and benefit from formative assessment: the Birthday Party Assessment professional development system

• Published in: ZDM Vol. 48; no. 7; pp. 977 - 989
• Main Authors: Ertle, Barbrina, Rosenfeld, Deborah, Presser, Ashley Lewis, Goldstein, Marion
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.11.2016; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Development systems; Education; Evaluation Methods; Faculty Development; Formative Evaluation; Learning; Literacy Education; Mathematical analysis; Mathematics; Mathematics Education; Original Article; Preschool Teachers; Preservice Teachers; Professional development; Skills; Standardized Tests; Student Evaluation; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Video Technology; Web Sites; Websites; Workshops; Young Children; Formative assessment; Mathematics; Prekindergarten; Professional development; Early childhood education

This paper presents a rationale for and description of the professional development system designed to help teachers understand and use the Birthday Party (BP) Mathematics Assessment, a standardized assessment with child-friendly birthday party themed tasks, and ultimately to leverage their learning...