An Assessment I like

Reading other blogs - I realized that I left this out of my earlier post. In the ECE S 245 Child Development class, the students have to create a Child Development Guide. the Child development guide includes their own history which can be the same one they have created for an early intro class. Students often revise this early history. The CDG continues with a history of early childhood development knowledge in their communities, their families, how they were raised, it includes observations of infants, toddlers, preschool, and early primary. Several interviews are required either of elders in the community, other people who have child development knowledge, tradition child rearing knowledge, and beliefs about pregnancy, birth, early infancy, to early primary. Their final product is a guide for their community and themselves that can be shared or published. Students must cite and reference all their resources. I will continue to use this assessment with some revisions for this class fall 08.