Testing For Intelligence.

When viewing children holistically, I feel as though it is important to focus on their physical, emotional/psychological and social development and needs overall. As advocators and educators, it is important to provide aid, support and learning styles to communities in order to stimulate the emotional well-being of children. The holistic approach also involves family members and their active participation in their children lives, by volunteering and being involved in their children's learning and development, this promotes confidence and high self-esteem among children. According to Raise Learning (2012), holistic education guides students to find their identities, meaning and purpose in life through connections to the community, nature, and the spiritual world, focusing on peace and compassion. It is important to focus on the individual needs and interest of each child. We can measure the child's personal interest by allowing them to express themselves and making them feel comfortable doing so.

I chose to focus on education and assessment of children in South Africa. Caregivers and professors in South Africa choose to focus on cognitive achievement in order to focus on the psychomotor effectiveness of children. Many Nigerian educators have incorporated the Holistic Assessment Measure into their teaching styles which refers to the combined use of assessment measures in the cognitive, affective and psychomotor areas of development. The student’s behavior, attitudes, interests, modes of interaction, skills, style of work and a variety of other non-cognitive factors will contribute to the decision made by the teacher on each student. It is evident that they are now starting to use the holistic approach of learning and teaching because it is more effective and promotes positive development.

* For more learning and information, Please refer to my references below..
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file:///Users/pashsims/Downloads/52650-81549-1-PB.pdf

http://www.raiselearning.com.au/blogs/news/5818384-exploring-holistic-approaches-for-early-childhood-educators