Why Is Regular Assessment Important For Children

Assessment is a tool used by educational institutions to determine where a child stands in terms of his/her growth and development in reading, arithmetic and life skills. This is done by gathering critical information and reviewing the same. The information is then used to plan educational activities as per the mental level of a child. Assessment is usually done in the form of observations, ratings by educators, parent ratings and standardized tests. These mediums of assessment ensure a child benefits fully from the information being imparted.

Let’s take a look at various ways in which assessment can be beneficial:
  • Observation And Documentation: Assessment lets an educator understand the child. He/she gets to observe the child closely and determine whether he is catching up with what’s being taught. The same information is then documented and acts as a record of the child’s cognitive, motor, language, social and emotional performance.
  • Guide For Parents And Educators: Regular assessment is a means of bringing together parents and teachers for the child’s development. Parents are able to follow what their child is doing at school. They get to know the strengths and weaknesses of the child. Educators might provide a weak child with some form of additional support or request the parents to intervene.
  • Individualized Instruction: If not for regular assessment, there would be no differentiation between children of varying intellectual levels. All kids would be treated the same irrespective of whether they understand the subject matter or not. By assessing children, educators can determine the right teaching methodology for each child. Individualized instruction can be planned for a group of kids with the same concerns. Such kids are provided with additional support in the form of more time and supplementary educational material.
  • Formulate High Quality Programs: Regular assessment greatly improves the quality of programs offered to children. Educational resources are utilized in the best way possible to attain their full potential.
  • Self-Evaluation: The results of an assessment helps both the teacher and student evaluate their performance. The student gets to evaluate his/her performance in the class and determines whether he/ she needs to work harder and how to do so. It fosters skills such as reflection, self-awareness and critical thinking. For the teacher, it is an eye opener as to whether his/her method of imparting knowledge is effective or not and what needs to be changed.
Conclusion: Regular assessment helps in enhancing a student’s achievement and in arming teachers with situational intelligence. It helps to detect educational gaps early on and fix them in time. Assessments equip children with general life skills making them adept to facing life head on as adults.

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