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This chapter discusses how checklists can be used to support professionals in their work and address the many complexities of assessment, including early childhood educators. Inspired by the work of Atul Gawande and his book The Checklist Manifesto, this chapter introduces the framework for using checklists to support Fidelity of Implementation of Assessment (FOI-A) through self-monitoring and reflection. Based on the findings of this research, these checklists have been designed to combat the specific errors that occurred frequently during test administration. In addition to addressing frequent administration errors, the checklists also address global testing considerations, including the testing environment, building rapport, and communicating with families. Checklists are provided to address common errors and concerns before the assessment, during the test session, and after the assessment. These checklists can be used in both preservice education and inservice professional development. A general checklist that supports FOI-A for most standardized tests is provided. Finally, considerations for creating checklists that are specific to a particular test are discussed.
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Stone-MacDonald, A., Pizzo, L., Feldman, N. (2018). Using Checklists to Improve the Fidelity of Implementation of Standardized Tests. In: Fidelity of Implementation in Assessment of Infants and Toddlers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74618-0_5
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