If you are looking at the holistic child, you need to assess the developmental (bio-social, cognitive, and psychosocial) domains of the child. It is pertiant to assess how the child learns an dthe pace at which they learn. I think it is also important to assess what they child already knows. Therefore, as educators, we are able to undestand the child as a whole and can cater lesson plans and assignments to meet the needs of the indivdiual child as a whole.
In Singapore, they are taking measures to ensure that children are assessed holistically.
Each child is provided with a portfolio and over the course of the school year, they are assessed in different areas such as math, public speaking and grammar. Parents are able to view the portfolio and better track their child’s strengths and weaknesses as each subject is broken down into various topics.