英文摘要 |
"The main purpose of this article is twofold: Firstly, using “No Child Left Behind Act” (2002) and its successor “Every Student Succeeds Act” (2015) enacted in the United states as examples, this article illustrates how powerful national educational policies can influence the what and how of the curriculum and assessment. Dictated by the policies, educational practices shifted from evidenced-based standardized assessment to curriculum-based authentic assessment, and the focus of education was redirected to finding out and supporting each and every learner’s needs. Secondly, this article intends to demonstrate how curriculum-based and curriculum-embedded authentic assessment, such as performance assessment and portfolio assessment, can be implemented in local early childhood programs, using local field studies of portfolio assessment and “Early Leaning Performance Standards Assessment” as examples. The results of these studies show that curriculum-based and curriculum-embedded performance assessment was not only feasible in preschool settings in Taiwan, but also beneficial -- to children, practitioners, and parents. Suggestions regarding the implementation of authentic assessment in preschool settings are presented, hoping to enable preschool practitioners to see each and every child’s learning needs and to support his/her learning." |