Student Learning Outcomes

• Students completing CHLD 66 will be able to evaluate the characteristics, strengths, and limitations of common observation methods and assessment tools and their use in assessing the environment, interactions, and curriculum on all domains of children’s learning and development.
• Students completing CHLD 66 will be able to use observational tools to identify quality in play-based environment, curriculum, and care routines and to detect trends and anomalies in individuals and groups.
• Students completing CHLD 66 will be able to assess the value of partnership with families and other professionals in utilizing interpretations of observational data to inform teaching responses and strategies.
• Students completing CHLD 66 will be able to Implement knowledge and application of the DRDP and the California Preschool Learning Foundations.
• Students completing CHLD 66 will be able to critically compare the purpose, value and use of formal and informal observation and assessment strategies and ethical implications within cultural and social contexts in early childhood settings.