活動

2014年5月3日

下午 2：30 ﹣ 下午4：00

香港中文大學鄭裕彤樓一號演講廳

王維明小姐

香港中文大學耳鼻咽喉 ﹣頭頸外科學系 言語治療師

報名網址:http://goo.gl/H32deU

電話 3943 9609 杜小姐
電郵 speechtherapy@ent.cuhk.edu.hk

(English version only)
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.