Introduction to Classroom Assessment

The principle on which the curriculum has been designed is based on the foundation stage profile. The young children’s learning is best promoted in a setup by creating a learning environment that is well planned, organised, has scope for purposeful play and routines both indoors and outdoors which match the children’s needs and interests. Children should be encouraged to make choices and have the freedom and confidence to plan and take decisions, think creatively, explore experiment and express themselves. Play activities should be designed to build on what children already know and can do and encourage positive attitudes towards learning. Children should be able to participate in both adult led as well as self initiated play. Activities must support and extend the children’s knowledge, skills and attitudes towards learning. Knowledge, in the preschool setting, is the information that teachers believe children should acquire to be successful both in preschool and in the primary grades.

It should be noted that teachers should ensure enough opportunities are given to children to develop the skills before an assessment is taken up. Assessments should be an ongoing part of a pre-school setup, which should be taken up at least twice a year.

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