Events
An Overview of Dynamic Assessment
3 May 2014
2:30pm – 4:00pm
LT1, Cheng Yu Tong Building, CUHK
Ms. Rita Wong
Speech Therapist, Division of Speech Therapy Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Enrollment website:http://goo.gl/H32deU
Tel: 3943 9609 Ms. Rina To
Email: speechtherapy@ent.cuhk.edu.hk
Target participants: Speech therapists, psychologists, pediatricians, teachers, special education practitioners and parents.
Language: conducted in Cantonese with English supplement.
Fee: free of charge
Enrollment website: http://goo.gl/H32deU
In this public talk, the speaker will briefly introduce the essential elements of Dynamic Assessment (DA). DA refers to “an assessment of thinking, perception, learning and problem solving by an active teaching process aimed at modifying cognitive functioning” (Tzuriel, 2001).
DA is a technique that has made more and more appearance in contemporary psychology literature. It is a technique that differs much from traditional standardized assessment in that it seeks to understand the learner’s abilities by supporting learning development rather than identify where the individual is currently at. The assessment is a product of Lev Vygotsky’s research in the 1930s. Dynamic assessment is also used in the fields of education and speech pathology to assess children’s learning potential and capabilities. It has been applied in a wide variety of testing contexts and populations, including socially disadvantaged children, persons with mental retardation, deaf children, gifted disadvantaged children, penitentiary inmates, adults and children with learning difficulties, patients with brain damage, university students, preschool children, ethnic minorities etc. It can also be applied in kindergarten, primary schools and secondary schools.
In this public talk, the speaker will briefly introduce the essential elements of Dynamic Assessment (DA) and the major difference between DA and standardized testing. The application of dynamic assessment in different populations and in classroom setting, group and individual therapy will also be discussed.
