Saturday, December 10, 2011

Testing and children

I feel that testing on children should only focus on areas where the parent and or the teacher suspect a disability. It seems that when children are given tests during the school year, the only thing that comes out of the testing is comparing the children to each other and more testing. Children are being labeled at an early age due to testing and unfortunately for many children that label never goes away.

The first recorded use of standardized testing occurred in France at the end of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century. France began to require all students attend some school, and educators and administrators foresaw the problem of special education. To assess the abilities of children, the French government commissioned Theodore Simon and Alfred Binet to study this issue. They came up with what we now call an "IQ test."


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  1. McKenzie GrayDecember 10, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    I diffently agree on what you said about testing. I think that different children require different forms of testing. Getting to know the child will allow them to be evaluated effectively. Understandin the needs of each child will help you to asses the best testing strategy for them. Thanks for sharing!

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  2. AnonymousDecember 11, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    I agree that it is far more important to get to know the child as a person first before assessing via a test. Most of the time, when special education testing is given, the test is administered by an adult the child has had little or no contact with prior to the assessment. Knowing the child helps with the overall result.

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