Reflective questions & References
He pātai hei whakaaro iho & Ngā āpitihanga

Reflective Questions

• Why should children contribute to their own assessments?
• What examples do we have of the children contributing to their own assessment records?
• What examples do we have that show the children having a say in the description and discussion of their work or their learning? How else might we encourage this?
• What examples do we have in our assessments that show the child, family, or whānau taking part in deciding what learning is important for the child’s well-being?
• What evidence do we have of multiple voices contributing to assessments and making a difference to children’s learning?
• Is there a dilemma in balancing the child’s voice, the teachers’ voice, and the whānau’s voice in our assessments?
• How can we find out what path the child is on and how the children can contribute to planning what they will do next in assessments?
• In what ways can infants and toddlers contribute to their own assessments?

References

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