CHS450 – Observation, Assessment & Individualization Unit 2.2 Assignment: Objective Observation

CRITERIA

Outstanding  

Good 

Fair

Needs Improvement

 ECTC
Standards

(4 points)  

(3 points)  

(2 points)

(1 points)

1a: Knowing and understanding young children’s
characteristics and needs, from

birth through age

8 

Assignment shows a thorough understanding of
child development. 

Assignment shows a general understanding of
child development.

Assignment demonstrates some understanding of
child development.

Assignment demonstrates a lack of
understanding of child development.

3a

Understanding the goals, benefits, and

uses of

assessment-

including its use in development of appropriate goals, curriculum and
teaching strategies for young children.

Assignment shows a thorough understanding of
appropriate and relevant information for documentation.

Assignment shows a general understanding of
appropriate and relevant information for documentation.

Assignment demonstrates some understanding of
appropriate and relevant information for documentation.

The assignment

includes practices/information that is not
relevant or developmentally appropriate.

3.c.  Knowing about and using observation,
documentation, and other appropriate assessment tools and approaches,
including the use of technology in documentation, assessment and data
collection. 

Assignment
consists of objective statements about observed

children’s skills and behaviors and the
context of the observation.

Assignment includes primarily objective
statements about observed children’s skills and behaviors and the context of
the observation. 

Assignment includes a mix of objective and
subjective statements about observed children’s skills and behaviors and the
context of the observation.

Assignment includes primarily subjective
statements about observed children’s skills and behaviors.

Presentation is

Clear and

Professional 

The
presentation of reflection is polished and professional in nature. 

The presentation of reflection includes a few
minor errors that do not impede professional presentation. 

Several minor errors or a few significant
errors have a minor impact on the presentation.

Errors impede professional presentation of
reflection.