CHILD ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES

CGP215

Course Code: CGP215
Semester: Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Associate Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Third Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Instructor Çağla Duran Yurdacan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explains the importance of recognizing and evaluating the child.
Explains the concepts related to developmental assessment.
Lists the principles of recognizing and evaluating the child.
Expresses the importance of recognition and assessment for children with different characteristics.
Organizes child recognition and developmental assessment methods and techniques.
Selects methods, techniques and assessment tools in accordance with the age, characteristics and needs of the child.
Selects and applies the appropriate technique for the purpose of child recognition techniques and the developmental level of the child.
Evaluates by following the principles of holistic evaluation.
Makes developmental assessment with non-standard techniques appropriate to the developmental characteristics of children.
Reports the results of developmental assessment.
Compares the characteristics of developmental assessment tools commonly used in the world and in Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Definition, purpose and importance of child recognition and evaluation, basic principles in child recognition and evaluation process, evaluation according to developmental areas, evaluation methods and types, formal methods in evaluation (standardized tests, achievement tests, developmental screening tests, intelligence tests, diagnostic tests, interest inventories, preparation tests), non-formal methods in evaluation (observation and observation techniques, interviews, questionnaires, portfolios), alternative assessment methods, family in the process of recognizing and evaluating children, ethics in child evaluation - mistakes made in developmental evaluation, developmental assessment tools commonly used in Turkey and in the world, developmental evaluation with non-standard techniques appropriate to children's developmental characteristics, preparation of evaluation report.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Course Introduction, Definition, Purpose and Importance of Child Recognition and Assessment
2^nd Week	Basic Principles in Child Recognition and Evaluation Process, Factors Effective in Evaluation
3^rd Week	Evaluation Methods and Types, Planning Evaluation, Selecting and Using Evaluation Methods
4^th Week	Non-Formal Methods in Evaluation: Observation and Observation Techniques
5^th Week	Non-Formal Methods in Assessment: Interviews, Questionnaires, Portfolio, Selection, Use and Interpretation of Informal Methods
6^th Week	Formal Methods in Assessment: Standardized Tests, Developmental Screening Tests
7^th Week	Formal Methods in Evaluation: Achievement Tests, Intelligence Tests, Diagnostic Tests, Interest Inventories, Readiness Tests, Personality Tests
8^th Week	MIDTERM EXAM
9^th Week	Alternative Assessment Methods: Performance-Based Assessment, Game-Based Assessment, Rating Scales, Sociometric Techniques, Projective Techniques
10^th Week	Assessment according to Developmental Areas
11^th Week	Assessment according to Developmental Areas
12^th Week	Family in the Process of Recognizing and Assessing Children
13^th Week	Ethics in Child Assessment - Errors in Developmental Assessment, Developmental Assessment Tools Commonly Used in Turkey and the World
14^th Week	Developmental Assessment with Non-Standard Techniques Suitable for Children's Developmental Characteristics, Case Analysis
15^th Week	Preparation of Evaluation Report

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6	LO7	LO8	LO9	LO10	LO11
K1
K2	X
K3		X	X	X	X
K4
K5	X
K6		X	X	X	X
K7
K8						X
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13