Exam 1

Question 1

Domains of Development that can be assessed:

Answer 1

1. Cognition
2. Academic skills
3. Social-Emotional skills
4. Adaptive functioning
5. Language
6. Motor
7. Physiology
8. Brain Anatomy/functioning/neurology
9. Hearing and vision
10. Health/Genetics

Question 2

What is the definition and purpose of each domain?

Answer 2

Cognition: Mental Processes

Question 3

Academic Skills:

Answer 3

• Knowledge or skills an individual has learned or acquired through instruction
• Most often focus upon (reading, writing, mathematics)

Question 4

Social Emotional skills:

Answer 4

• Self-Awareness
• Self-Management
• Social Awareness
• Responsible Decision-Making
• Relationship skills

Question 5

Family Context

Answer 5

• The family…critical context for the development of cl.. skills
• …focus of strategies designed to assess (parent-child attachment, Qualitative…, Soc..)

Question 6

Adaptive Behavior:

Answer 6

• Skills necessary for independent functioning in everyday life
• Communication
• Socialization
• Daily living skills (dressing, toileting)
• Motor skills (young children)

Question 7

Language:

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• Language mechanics (syntax, structure)
• Language meaning (semantics)
• Flexible/appropriate language use in social situations (pragmatics)

Question 8

Motor:

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• Types of motor skills, quality of motor movement, motor planning and coordination
• Gross motor skills (large motor movements)
• Fine motor skills (small motor movements)

Question 9

Physiology:

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• Organs and physical/biochemical systems (physical health and reactions we can’t “see”)
• Associations between mental processing, internal states, and physical responses

Question 10

Brain Anatomy/Functioning/Neurology:

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• Brain structure, activity, connectivity, and nervous system functioning underlie processing abilities and behavior.

Question 11

Hearing and Vision

Answer 11

• Audiology (hearing) evaluation is often a first step when concerned about developmental delays
• A vision exam may be recommended (context of later academic difficulties)

Question 12

Medical/Genetics

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• Critical implications for treatment, medical management, and futute reproductive decisions
• Genetics evaluation is likely to be recommended if: (known family risk, child exhibits global developmental delays, cognitive delays/intellectual disability and/or autism

Question 13

Assessment Methods

Types of Test Score Interpretations

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Norm-Referenced
* Compare child’s scores to the performance of others
* Provides relativve ranking (percentile)
Criterion-Referenced
* Compare child’s performance to pre-defined standard
* Used to evaluate content knowledge or mastery (often pass/fail)

Question 14

Standardized Tests with Norm-Referenced Interpretations

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Standardization sample: a large group representative of the intended test population.
* Testing provides test “norms” - a summary of test results (scores from the standardized sample

Question 15

Tests with Criterion-Referenced Interpretations

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• Tests may be standardized/unstandardized
• Examples: High school exit exams, unstandardized classroom tests, driver’s license exams

Question 16

Types of test Interpretations

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Some early academic and school readiness assessments

Question 17

Our Focus:

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• Standardized methods and measures
• Tests w/norm-referenced intermpretations:
• Cognition and adaptive behavior
• Academic functioning
• Social-emotional functioning
• Direct tests and questionnaires