My view on Assessing Children
I believe the knowledge of a child should be tested because children are so unique and different. It is important to know what children have knowledge on and what they know. The reason for this is so that you know where a child should be placed as far as school and so that they are not limited. Some children are a lot smarter than what you would expect and have a lot of knowledge about things you would not think they would. Children like them should be in special programs and around children like them.
Assessing Children in Japan
The country I chose to talk about is how children are assessed in Japan. Japan has a very high and competitive examination system. They have a variety of standardized testing that the children go through. They also have a variety of self evaluation tests for children to be assessed with. In Japanese public schools, Elementary, and post secondary schools, the students do not take any high stakes exams, they also are not placed in schools by achievement. Japanese children face a lot of competition with each other in the school system and a lot of pressure when it comes to exam taking. They are put on a lot more pressure than most parts of the world.
Additional Info
I find it interesting the different ways that are used all around the world to assess children. Compared to how children are assessed in japan to how they are assessed in the united states. There are many ways all around the world to assess children and their knowledge from standardized testing, and any other exams that specific countries may have they use to test the knowledge of children. I do believe there should be more creative activities put into place to measure the knowledge of children. Something that will interest the child more than just an exam.
Resource:
http://neqmap.unescobkk.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Assessment-Around-the-World.pdf
