Preparing Head Start Personnel to Use a Curriculum-Based Assessment: An Innovative Practice in the “Age of Accountability”

The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate technical assistance and training of Head Start teachers and assistant teachers on the use of a contemporary curriculum-based assessment. A description of the technical assistance process used and the procedures for determining interrater agreement a...

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Published in:Journal of early intervention 2008-09, Vol.30 (4), p.271-281
Main Authors: Grisham-Brown, Jennifer, Hallam, Rena A., Pretti-Frontczak, Kristie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountability
Alphabets
Alternative Assessment
Child Development
Classrooms
Cognitive Development
Curricula
Curriculum Based Assessment
Data Analysis
Early Childhood Education
Early Intervention
Family Involvement
Fidelity
Guidelines
Head Start project
Inservice Teacher Education
Interrater Reliability
Kentucky
Literacy
National Standards
Outcomes of Education
Partnerships in Education
Performance Based Assessment
Preschool Children
Preschool Education
Professional Development
Program Development
Reading Instruction
Research Methodology
Special Education
State Departments of Education
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Technical Assistance
Young Children
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Summary:The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate technical assistance and training of Head Start teachers and assistant teachers on the use of a contemporary curriculum-based assessment. A description of the technical assistance process used and the procedures for determining interrater agreement and assessment fidelity are presented. During the study, participating practitioners reliably scored assessment protocols and administered the curriculum-based assessment with fidelity within their classrooms.
ISSN:1053-8151
2154-3992
DOI:10.1177/1053815108320689