Several characteristics of anecdotal record keeping are listed below. which one does not belong?

Which of the following statements is true for 'Anecdotal Records' as an assessment tool in mathematics?

1. It includes the project and field work done by the child
2. It is use to record and judge the quality of a child's work against a specified criteria
3. It records the presence or absence of a particular skill or process
4. It includes written description of a child's progress on a day to day basis and provides observational narrative records

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Option 4 : It includes written description of a child's progress on a day to day basis and provides observational narrative records

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An anecdotal record is an observational method of the assessment tool in mathematics, used frequently in classroom or learning in which the observer summarizes a single developmental incident after the event has occurred. 

• An anecdote is an account of an event in a child’s day.
• The record of this event can be detailed or brief. These short reports describe, in a factual way, the incident, its context, and what was said or done by the participant(s).
• In most cases, anecdotes focus on very simple, everyday interactions among children, children, and adults as well as children and materials in the environment.
• So, It includes a written description of a child's progress on a day-to-day basis and provides observational narrative records.
• Written from memory, the anecdotal record documents a student’s growth and trends.
• Such records are intended to be brief, factual accountings.
• Anecdotal records are written in journalistic form.
• They identify the who, what, where, when, and how of a particular incident, focusing on the subject’s specific conduct in the situation.
• In early childhood education, teachers use anecdotal records in common practice for the assessment of skill development in young children.
• The recorded observations are intended to identify the child’s current skill level, interests, and skills to develop next.  

• Simple reports of behavior
• Results of direct observation
• Accurate and specific
• Gives context of child’s behavior
• Records typical or unusual behaviors

• Anecdotal records do not include the project and fieldwork done by the child and not the presence or absence of a particular skill or process. 
• Anecdotal records are not used to record and judge the quality of a child's work against specified criteria because teacher records this in summative assessment and anecdotal is not a tool for summative assessment. 

Hence, we can conclude that the right answer to this question is it includes a written description of a child's progress on a day-to-day basis and provides observational narrative records.
 

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1. it is an accurate description of events
2. it describes personal development or social interactions of a child
3. it is a factual report with enough detail
4. it is subjective evidence of behaviour and therefore does not provide feedback for the scholastic area

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Option 4 : it is subjective evidence of behaviour and therefore does not provide feedback for the scholastic area

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Assessment in preschool should be formative, continuous, and flow from the experiences planned in the curriculum. It implies observing and documenting the development of the child, by interpreting the evidence from day-to-day experiences of the child to recognize and encourage strengths and addressing learning/developmental gaps.

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Anecdotal records:

• Anecdotal records are short and significant descriptions of the performance and behaviour of children in unexpected events, which would not be documented otherwise and are quite useful to observe day-to-day basis. 
• Brief written notes based on observations of children—how and where children spend time, their social relationships, their use of language, modes of interaction, information about health and nutrition habits.
•  An anecdotal record should be brief, concise, the objective report of an incident exactly happened.
• It gives an accurate description of events and a factual report with enough detail.

Uses of anecdotal records-  

• Anecdotal records are of special value in indicating social and emotional situations
• They give a realistic picture of students’ personality
• Anecdotal records are very useful in fields where formal measurements are very difficult
• A healthy teacher-pupil relationship is established when teachers are asked by the school organization to write down anecdotal reports.

Thus from the above-mentioned points, it is clear that 'it is subjective evidence of behaviour and therefore does not provide feedback for scholastic area' is not the feature of the anecdotal record.

What are the characteristics of an anecdotal record?

What is an anecdotal record?

What type of observational note or record requires the educator to act like a video camera recording all significant behaviors and interactions as they happen?

Which of the following observation records can best help you understand causes and consequences of children's behaviors?