Psychoeducational Assessment Edilberto I Dizon Ed D Psychoeducational

Psychoeducational Assessment Edilberto I. Dizon, Ed. D.

Psychoeducational Assessment is a systematic process of data-gathering about a child utilizing varied tools and strategies for decision making pertaining to the child’s interventions.

Suspected children with special needs are assessed to enable us to: • • • Identify his exceptionality Determine appropriate placement Design a curricular program Improve services Pursue research undertakings

Principles of Psychoeducational Assessment

Principles 1. Early identification facilitates early intervention

Principles 2. Multifactored model of assessment

Principles 3. Concept of variability

Principles 4. Assessment as a scientific approximation

Principles 5. Concept of symptomology in relation to psychoeducational assessment

Principles 6. Multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary concepts

Principles 7. Criterion-referenced and Norm -referenced measures

Principles 8. Appropriateness and validity of tools

Principles 9. Focus on processes more than just the outcomes

Principles 10. Confidential and developmental assessment

Tools & Strategies Interview Observations

Tools & Strategies FRICS (forms, records, inventories, checklists, and scales)

Tools & Strategies Teacher-made Tests Standardized Tests

Tools & Strategies Reports Portfolio Assessment Informal Skills Survey