The purpose of assessment of young children is to gather information that will aid in making important decisions regarding developmental and educational needs of children. I personally don’t think the best way to gather this information is via standardized tests. I think this information can be gathered by observation. Observing children involved in “Active Play” is one way to observe biosocial, cognitive and psychosocial development in children. The act of playing will allow the observation of physical strength. Observing children play and interact with others will provide insight on what a child is thinking, language development and how they relate positively or negatively to others.
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Thank you Alycia,
Observation is very good way to gatther information, however other methods should be incorporated to enrich it. As I said in my post, it should be done on a contineous basis not one off.
Florence