Abstract

LEBRE DIAS, Tatiane; BARROS DA CUNHA, Ana Cristina  and  FIORIM ENUMO, Sônia Regina. Cognitive assessment using dynamic tests for children with special educational needs. Psicol. rev. (Belo Horizonte) [online]. 2010, vol.16, n.3, pp. 594-612. ISSN 1677-1168.

A new perspective based on socio-interacionist approach, called dynamic or assisted assessment, brought progress to the area of cognitive assessment, providing indicators of learning potential. From this conception, this study verified the appropriateness of dynamic cognitive tests, which include an intermediate phase of assistance for children with learning difficulties (DA) and visual impairment (DV). For this aim, it was used the Questions Search with Different Personalities Game (PBFD) and the Question Search with Geometrics Figures Game for Visually Impaired Children (PBFG-DV). These games investigating the strategies used to draw up questions to seek information with restriction of alternative, in the solving problems situation. At the end of the game it is possible to get a profile of children cognitive performance. The tests were efficient in identifying the variation in performance of these children and were appropriate for the evaluation of cognitive abilities of children with various special educational needs

Keywords : cognitive assessment; assisted cognitive; children with special educational needs.

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