Learning and assessment in Australia


Autoria(s): McArdle, Felicity A.
Contribuinte(s)

New, Rebecca

Cochran, Moncrieff

Data(s)

2006

Resumo

Camp Kilda (CK) is regarded as being a quality early childhood center, and has many features you would typically expect to see in settings across Australia. The children are busily engaged in hands-on activity, playing indoors and outdoors, in the sandpit, under the shade of a big mango tree. The learning environment is planned to offer a variety of activities, including dramatic play, climbing equipment, balls, painting, drawing, clay, books, blocks, writing materials, scissors, manipulative materials. The children are free to access all the materials, and they play either individually or in small groups. The teachers encourage and stimulate the children’s learning, through interactions and thoughtful planning. Learning and assessment at CK is embedded within the cultural and social contexts of the children and their community. Children’s learning is made visible through a rich variety of strategies, including recorded observations, work samples, photographs, and other artifacts. Parents are actively encouraged to build on these “stories” of their children. Planning is based around the teachers’ analysis of the information they gather daily as they interact with the children and their families.

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/54846/

Publicador

Praeger Publishers

Relação

McArdle, Felicity A. (2006) Learning and assessment in Australia. In New, Rebecca & Cochran, Moncrieff (Eds.) Early Childhood Education : An International Encyclopedia. Praeger Publishers, Westport, Conn, pp. 909-913.

Direitos

Copyright 2006 Praeger Publishers

Fonte

Faculty of Education

Palavras-Chave #130102 Early Childhood Education (excl. Maori) #130303 Education Assessment and Evaluation #Early childhood education #Play-based programs #Learning methods #Assessment #Early childhood curriculum
Tipo

Book Chapter