The mismeasure of young children: The authentic assessment alternative

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 198-212

  Neisworth, John T ^a   Bagnato, Stephen J ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative assessment; Authentic assessment; Curriculum based assessment; Early childhood education early intervention; Functional assessment; Performance assessment

Indexed keywords

BINOCULAR CONVERGENCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIST; REVIEW; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEAMWORK; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 3142550881     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200407000-00002     Document Type: Review

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