I believe that a child’s learning ability
should be assessed. The purpose is not to say if the student is intelligent or
not, but to simply assess the way the child learns. Each child learns
differently, but some have more challenges than others. Once the child’s
challenges are acknowledged, then a plan can be put into place to help the
child learn effectively. I do think that some type of assessment should be done
periodically in order to see the information that a student has or has not grasped.
It does not matter if the assessment is formal or informal as long as the
instructor can gauge the student’s learning.
I was interested in how children were
assessed in china. I was able to find some information on a website. There was
a time when there was no assessment at the primary level. Assessments were done
at the secondary level. According to the site China is in the middle of
assessment reform. The types of assessments that were available only measured the
quantity and not the quality of what was learned. Teachers’ income was based on
that assessment (Lingbiao, 2007). It was more important to know how much information that the
students retained.
I found your comment about the children in China very interesting. They prefer how much they know instead of what they know. In general eastern societies retain a lot of knowledge but find it hard to be relateable when it comes to social experiences outside their environments and countries.
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