many children are assessed on normal basis year round. There are different type of assessment that can be done. I feel that when a child is assessed they should be tested so that they can no where a child is at and detect any problems early so that they can be work on and corrected before it get far. I feel that their should be a basic test that allows the child to reason, to think , and solve problems.
In japan children have a typical intelligence test, or IQ tests, consist of a relatively large number of small problems with varying complexity, often purely symbolic problems that requires a combination of mental aspects of the problem. when the use the IQ testing this contain math, geometrical, verbal and other problems. The result of their test are a different for each person because some other tends to do well than others or similar well in other areas.
Reference: http://www.michna.com/iq.htm
IQ testing is so important, I agree with you with children should be tested so the teacher can see where they are and what they need to better help them progress in their educatioal process. I also read children in Japan spent more time in school, even some weekends. This is why they scored real high in Math and Science.
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