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Standard |
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R State Standard £ Institutionally Developed College: NA |
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ECE
1026 - CDA Certificate Assessment Preparation |
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Course Description Provides opportunities to demonstrate
and obtain documentation of student competency. Topics include:
Professional resource file completion; parent opinion questionnaires; formal
observation; oral interview; and written assessment. |
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Competency Areas |
Hours |
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Professional Resource File |
Class |
2 |
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Parent Opinion Questionnaires |
D. Lab |
1 |
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Formal observation Preparation |
P. Lab/O.B.I. |
0 |
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Oral Interview Preparation |
Credit |
2 |
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Prerequisite: |
Program
admission, ECE 1010, ECE 1030, ECE 1050, 480 clock hours of work experience
within the last five years with young children or ECE 1021, and ECE 1022. |
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Corequisite: |
ECE 1025 |
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Course
Guide |
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Competency |
After
completing this section, the student will be able to: |
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Class |
D. Lab
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P. Lab/ O.B.I. |
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Professional Resource File |
10 |
5
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0 |
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Complete the Professional Resource File for CDA Document of Competency |
Complete the professional resource file which is a collection of
reference material that the CDA will use in the early childhood
profession. It contains a description
of the CDA candidate’s work with children and families, and childcare
information resources. |
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Parent Opinion
Questionnaire |
2 |
1
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0 |
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Parental Feedback |
Candidate will have parents with children in their classroom complete a questionnaire covering a wide range of caregiver behaviors. |
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Formal
Observation Preparation |
2 |
2
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0 |
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Practices of an early childhood professional. |
Review the CDA, the CDA Observation Instrument which rates the candidate’s performance and conduct a self-assessment. |
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Oral Interview
Preparation |
6 |
2
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0 |
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Provide opportunities through role play to develop oral interview
competence. |
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Suggested
Resources |
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Text |
CDA Council (2004) Essentials for Child Development Associates. Washington DC: Child
Development Associate Council. |
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CDA Council: Washington DC - CDA Application packet/renewal packet |
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CDA Council: Washington DC - CDA
Competency Standards |
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Website: www.cdacouncil.org |
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For additional
examples and more APA citation resources, we recommend using the following
link: http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/apagd.html |
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Posted: 01/06/09