Parental Perceptions about Children’s Authentic Assessment and the Work Sampling System’s implementation

Anastasios Pekis; Efthymia Gourgiotou

doi:https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.318250

Article Details

Parental Perceptions about Children’s Authentic Assessment and the Work Sampling System’s implementation

Authors:

Anastasios Pekis | Efthymia Gourgiotou

Publisher:

İzzet KARA

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education 2017 Vol.4 Issue 2, pp.182-210

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2017

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000718754

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2148-7456

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.318250

Abstract:

 


The authentic assessment process in preschool
education gains the confidence of the practices which are used today, as an
innovative educational policy in the interest of everyone who’s involved in
early childhood education: children, teachers and parents. The purpose of this
study was to explore parents’ perceptions upon the significance of child’s
assessment, their engagement in this assessment and the impact of the
implementation of alternative forms of assessment such as the Work Sampling
System at the kindergarten. A survey research design was utilized in order to
achieve the objectives of the study, where a small-scale questionnaire was
given to a convenience sample of 18 parents whose children were enrolled in a
public all-day kindergarten in Chania, Greece. Findings show that the majority
of the parents either acknowledge children’s authentic assessment as a real
breakthrough or they are satisfied on a large scale with the implementation of
alternative forms of assessment in the classroom. In conclusion, the child’s
authentic assessment has been recognized widely as it is advantageous to the
educational settings of the modern pedagogy. 

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The authentic assessment process in preschool education gains the confidence of the practices which are used today, as an innovative educational policy in the interest of everyone who’s involved in early childhood education: children, teachers and parents. The purpose of this study was to explore parents’ perceptions upon the significance of child’s assessment, their engagement in this assessment and the impact of the implementation of alternative forms of assessment such as the Work Sampling System at the kindergarten. A survey research design was utilized in order to achieve the objectives of the study, where a small-scale questionnaire was given to a convenience sample of 18 parents whose children were enrolled in a public all-day kindergarten in Chania, Greece. Findings show that the majority of the parents either acknowledge children’s authentic assessment as a real breakthrough or they are satisfied on a large scale with the implementation of alternative forms of assessment in the classroom. In conclusion, the child’s authentic assessment has been recognized widely as it is advantageous to the educational settings of the modern pedagogy. 

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Article Details

Parental Perceptions about Children’s Authentic Assessment and the Work Sampling System’s implementation

Authors: Anastasios Pekis | Efthymia Gourgiotou

Publisher: İzzet KARA

Main Topics: Education

Journal: International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education 2017 Vol.4 Issue 2, pp.182-210

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2017

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000718754

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2148-7456

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.318250

Issues

Authors:

Anastasios Pekis | Efthymia Gourgiotou

Publisher:

İzzet KARA

Main Topics:

Education

Journal:

International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education 2017 Vol.4 Issue 2, pp.182-210

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2017

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000718754

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2148-7456

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.318250