Early Childhood Assessment Types

Assessment Types	Definition	Example	When and How Administered	Administration Consideration	Use of Data Collected
Developmental Screeners
Standardized Assessments
Formative Assessments
Summative Assessments
Formal Assessments
Informal Assessments

• Definition of each of the following types of assessments: developmental screeners, standardized, formative, summative, formal, and informal
• At least one example of each type of assessment
• When each assessment type would be used and how it would be administered
• Administration considerations for each assessment type, such as who would administer the assessment
• How the data from the assessment would be managed and used including the protection of student data privacy

Reflect addressing the following:

• Explain the importance of observation in addition to more formal assessment methods to gather information about what children know and can do.
• Discuss how data collected from assessments inform instruction and support students with and without exceptionalities.