Testing
for Intelligence
I work at an early childhood development center. At
the beginning of the year we give each child an assessment. This assessment is
giving to see what the child already knows, and what we need to focus on. Giving
these assessments give us a better understanding of the child. At the end of
the year we retake the same assessment with the child. This is how we measure the
growth, and see what the child learned.
In Finland, they take a totally opposite approach on
their students then the United States. In the United States we focus on using
test to hold educators and school district accountable (The
Hechinger Report’s Lessons From Abroad blog., n.d.) In Finland they
focus on the learning. In Finland they believe that they need less test based
on accountability.
I personally enjoy the assessments in the sense of
measuring the growth of children. These assessments help us better understand
the children and we can find different ways to teach and help them learn.
References
The Hechinger Report’s Lessons From Abroad blog.
(n.d.). Standarized Testing A Foreign Concept in Finland with World's Top
Students. Retrieved from
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/16/standardized-testing-a-fo_n_2145623.html
