1. By One B Rantshabeng Ivy Mogapi Fridah Ramarinyaneng
The degree of preschool teachers’ knowledge on progress monitoring assessment in public preschools By
One B Rantshabeng
Ivy Mogapi
Fridah Ramarinyaneng

2. Presentation outline Introduction of the study Problem identification
Methodology
Findings
Conclusion
Recommendations

3. Introduction Progress monitoring assessment
Progress monitoring assessment is a practice of gathering information about the learners performance(NAEYC, 2005;ECE Policy, 2001)
Importance of progress monitoring assessment
Progress monitoring assessment provides appropriate feed back in the teaching and learning process
Evaluate the teaching and leaning process
Asses student academic progress (Dumphy, 2008; MacMillan, 2014,Fuchs & Fuchs, 2002).

4. Introduction cont’ Challenges of progress monitoring assessment
Inappropriate infrastructure
Lack of resources
Teacher: pupil ratio
Time consuming

5. Statement of the problem
No common assessment in public preschools/ no set standards
Preschoolers are tested as the primary school learners
Preschool teachers tend to follow assessment carried out/preferred in primary schools
This implies that preschool teachers lack knowledge on progress monitoring assessment

6. Methodology Qualitative method Case study design
Population and sampling
Data collection tools
Interviews
Observation
Document analysis
Data collection procedures and ethical considerations

7. Findings Preschool assessment is subjective No planning for assessment
Scarce or little knowledge on progress monitoring assessment
Inadequate training (pre & in-service)
No assessment documentation
Little emphasis on progress monitoring assessment during teaching practice

8. Conclusion Progress monitoring assessment should not be neglected
It is a vitality to the academic progression of children and provides feedback to the next level
Neglecting this subject will jeopardise children’s learning

9. Recommendations
Early childhood institutions to incorporate the subject of progress monitoring assessment
In-service training needed
Common assessment tools to be developed
Progress monitoring assessment to be used during teaching practice.

10. Thank you!