DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF YOUNG CHILDERN 4

Developmental assessment of Young children 4 (1+3)

Lesson 16:Ethical issues in assessment of young children

Child barriers

Effective child assessment is hampered by age specific characteristics of infants & pre schoolers. Barriers in this category include:-

• Distractibility.
• Inconsistency in behavior.
• Limited or non existent verbal abilities.
• Feeling strange towards unfamiliar adults.
• If the child is handicapped, that condition poses further barriers to effective assessment especially for sensory or motor impairments.
• Visually & hearing handicapped children learn basic skills through different modalities hence require adaptations to the assessment process.
• Children with motor & verbal problems may not give a true indications of their abilities because many items for young children relay on motorist indicators.