The Early Learning Assessment (ELA) Application

Unmet Need:
Direct assessment of Kindergarten and Pre-K students using developmentally appropriate, standards-based learning progressions is a unique approach to collecting and utilizing formative assessment to improve early childhood education. The ELA uses a 'mobile-first' approach allowing Kindergarten teachers and child-care providers to more easily collect formative assessment data in real-time using common, hand-held technologies.
Technical Overview:
The ELA Application is a software solution to support teachers in implementing a formative early childhood assessment designed around developmental learning progressions.  The app allows teachers to enter assessment results over time and view those results in a variety of ways to support learning activities. The app also allows teachers to attach multimedia artifacts, such as sample student work, to provide a more complete picture of a child's abilities and learning progress over time
Stage of Development:
This app will be used by Kindergarten and Pre-K students as part of the Ready for Kindergarten project in Maryland and Ohio. The app will be available for iOS, Android, and desktop pc/mac platforms using a Unity plug-in. The application requires authentication with an external cloud-hosted database, as well as continuous connection to the Internet in order for the assessment results to be recorded in the Ready for Kindergarten database for instructional and reporting purposes.
Publication:
Unpublished
 

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