Assesments

I feel the cognitive; emotional should be the first thing considered for a holistic assessment. The emotional well-being of a child directly affects the child’s ability to learn. The health and physical condition of the child should be the next area assessed. When a child is healthy and in good physical condition his cognitive abilities are heightened thus allowing him to perform better academically. Then a tool to measure the child understanding of information and how to convey that understanding is important.   Testing to decipher if the child is a visual or tactile learner is important. Trying to understand how the child learns help him and the instructor in evaluating properly his level of competency.

In what ways are school-age children assessed in other parts of the world? One school age assessment in the Us and in other countries is obesity which has become a large concern worldwide.  Sites below are good for things being assessed around the world.

Reference

Björn Kadesjö and Christopher Gillberg (2001). The Comorbidity of ADHD in the General Population of Swedish School-age Children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 42 , pp 487-492 doi:10.1017/S0021963001007090

Vercruysse J, Behnke JM, Albonico M, Ame SM, Angebault C, et al. 2011 Assessment of the Anthelmintic Efficacy of Albendazole in School Children in Seven Countries Where Soil-Transmitted Helminths Are Endemic. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 5(3): e948. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000948