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ERIC Number: EJ565587
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-0728
Goal 1 Early Childhood Assessments Resource Group Recommendations. Public Policy Report.
Shepard, Lorrie A.; Kagan, Sharon L.; Wurtz, Emily
Young Children, v53 n3 p52-54 May 1998
Highlights principal findings and recommendations submitted to the National Education Goals Panel by the Goal 1 Early Childhood Assessments Resource Group. Explains that assessment of young children is important both to support the learning of each child and to provide data--at district, state, and national levels--for improving services and educational programs. Outlines four categories of assessment purpose. (JPB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary School Students, Outcomes of Education, Preschool Children, Student Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Education Goals Panel