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Documenting learning: The what and why of Assessment

The fundamentals of assessment – What is it? and Why do we do it? It outlines some important considerations in effective assessment practice that are relevant to all types of assessment methods, not just learning stories.
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Part 1 (of 2) Documenting learning: The what and why of Assessment 

This webinar covers the fundamentals of assessment – What is it? and Why do we do it? It outlines some important considerations in effective assessment practice that are relevant to all types of assessment methods, not just learning stories.

Presented By

Barbara Watson (PhD)

Webinar Duration

Approximately 50 minutes

Skill Level

Suitable for ECE Educators

What will you learn?

This webinar covers the fundamentals of assessment – What is it? and Why do we do it? It outlines some important considerations in effective assessment practice that are relevant to all types of assessment methods, not just learning stories. It is particularly suitable for unqualified and/or inexperienced teachers but will also serve to remind more experienced Kaiako of the assessment fundamentals.

In this webinar you will learn:

  • The reasons for making assessments of children’s learning
  • The difference between observation, assessment, planning and evaluation
  • How to ensure that assessments are accurate and valid


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About the presenter

Barbara Watson (PhD)

PhD; MEdAdmin; BEd (ECE); Dip.Tchg (Primary)

Barbara is a qualified early childhood and primary teacher and has owned and managed early childhood centres. Having worked as part of the EC Professional Support team at the Faculty of Education for 7 years, she has strong links with The University of Auckland. While in this role Barbara facilitated a variety of workshops and programmes for a wide range of ECE services and also lectured on a number of ECE papers.

Barbara has a passion for supporting teachers to make effective links between theory and practice. Her Masters thesis focused on leadership and adult education and her PhD investigated how induction and mentoring programmes are enacted in education and care services. Barbara works with centre leaders as a mentor, coach and external appraiser. 

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