The Work Sampling System® is a curriculum-embedded, authentic performance assessment for teachers to use to assess young students' development in multiple domains.

The Work Sampling System®, Fifth Edition (WSS-5), is an authentic, observational assessment customized for each grade level.

The Work Sampling System was developed to shift the method that teachers use to track and assess the personal and social development of their students. Instead of measuring children’s development …

Dec 1, 1996 · The Work Sampling System, an authentic performance assessment, is based on teachers' observations of children at work in the classroom learning, solving problems, interacting, and …

This collection provides an overview of Work Sampling System (WSS) and step-by-step instructions on how to add, delete, and archive children and classes; complete checkpoints; enter portfolio items; …

Feb 5, 2026 · Library Resources Research Guides Education ECE 1650: Observation & Assessment Techniques for Early Childhood Education Programs Work Sampling System

looking at an app, online video, or picture book about a pet store and pointing to the pictures of the workers; describing a visit to a parent’s workplace; and saying, “Goodbye. I’m going to work,” then …

Feb 28, 2025 · Collect information on the child’s work and compare it to grade-specific guidelines. The Work Sampling System Product Details are available at …

The Work Sampling System is an early childhood assessment tool that allows teachers to evaluate the skills of children age 3 through third grade. Students demonstrate what they know through a series of …

Systematically document children's skills, knowledge, behavior and academic accomplishments with WSS Work Sampling System 4th Edition from Pearson.