“Why Assessment is Important?” by G.S. Morrison

Early Child Assessment includes gathering information process concerning a child, reviewing this information, and then using this information in planning education programs or events that are at the child’s level and the child can learn from them. The article “Why Assessment is Important?” by G.S. Morrison explains the importance of assessment.

I agree that assessment is important in ensuring that the child gets a high-quality education through the evaluation of policies and the quality of various programs and by guiding teacher planning. For instance, a teacher can understand that a certain child has some difficulty in independently getting into various group activities, and this teacher looks for activities that can enable the student to be independent in these activities (McLachlan & Edwards, 2018). The assessment provides the growth records of a child in different development stages: physical, language, motor, social-emotional, cognitive, and learning approaches. It aids educators in developing individualized programs and identifies the various limitations and merits of the educational programs (McLachlan & Edwards, 2018).

Additionally, assessment provides mutual ground for parents or caretakers and educators to provide the way forward in which the child can be supported. This assessment enables the teacher to inform the parents of the steps that the child has taken. For instance, a teacher may not be aware of the child’s ability to identify various colors, but the parent can explain that the child has the ability to identify various colors in the kitchen fruit store. This enables parents and teachers to work together for the growth of the child.

However, I disagree that this assessment guarantees that educators that the information acquired can automatically lead to the development of high-quality education. The chapter and the articles show that this information gathered is always relevant and can aid in the growth of the child. However, the information gathered is affected by different factors, such as a child’s culture clash, language barrier, and socioeconomic factors (McLachlan & Edwards, 2018). At the same time, the standardized test also provides information about the child in relation to other children in the class.

This raised the discussion question of how to curb the challenges and threats affecting effective assessment in immigrant children.

Reference

McLachlan, C., Fleer, M., & Edwards, S. (2018). Early childhood curriculum: Planning, assessment, and implementation. Cambridge University Press.