Robert Pianta looks at lessons learned from teacher observation in early childhood education that may be helpful as states and districts begin implementing more rigorous observation protocols for K-12 ...

Every year, thousands of children miss critical windows for early autism intervention—simply because diagnostic tools rely too much on subjective observation. Once that window closes, the ...

2 July 2009 Observation, Assessment & Planning Practice Learning & Development Observation, Assessment and Planning in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) To truly promote learning, practitioners ...

In the third of our National Strategies features on the EYFS, Vicky Hutchin, Early Years Senior Regional Adviser and Pauline Hoare, Early Years Senior Adviser, reflect on the role of observation and ...

Teachers who participated in a year-long study comparing video-recorded and in-person classroom observations found the video observation process fairer and more useful overall than in-person ...

Are great teaching and assessment fundamentally at odds? One might think so because, unfortunately, the words “test” and “assessment” are often used interchangeably. When we think about testing, we ...

Describes the Self-Assessment Manikin (SAM), a method for measuring consumers' emotional response to advertising, the use of SAM for advertising studies and its application to advertising strategy and ...