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Article: Dynamic Assessment and Programme Planning For Students With Intellectual Disabilities.
- Article from:
- New Zealand Journal of Psychology
- Article date:
- December 1, 1998
- Author:
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This article explains how dynamic forms of assessment and intervention can be applied for the purpose of enabling students with intellectual disabilities to achieve their optimal level of functioning. Dynamic assessment refers to methods and approaches that are data-based, and allow for the collection of information about the learner's zone of proximal development (zpd) through exploring the student's functioning while interacting with a more experienced collaborator. The purpose of assessment in this context is to develop and explore hypotheses about the nature of obstructions to learning and methods for effectively facilitating the student's performance. Examples of ...