{"id":554,"date":"2019-09-30T14:31:50","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T14:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/?page_id=554"},"modified":"2022-02-01T11:15:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T11:15:19","slug":"assessment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/assessment\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service use a Consultation model of service delivery.\u00a0 This means that the majority of our assessment is completed within a Consultation meeting.\u00a0 Please click <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/consultation\/\">here<\/a><\/span> for more about consultation in Aberdeenshire.\u00a0 Sometimes another assessment method is used when further information is required that cannot be obtained during the meeting.\u00a0 For example an Educational Psychologist may suggest an Observation, Dynamic Assessment\/Cognitive Abilities Profile or sensory profile the rational for their selection would arise from the Formal Consultation meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Assessment is a continuous process which is designed to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>address a particular concern<\/li>\n<li>focus on the areas where the difficulties arise<\/li>\n<li>be a <strong>positive experience<\/strong> for the child<\/li>\n<li>consider the views of everyone present<\/li>\n<li>provide those involved with the child a clear understanding of the situation in a way that supports positive change<\/li>\n<li>take account of <strong>all the influences<\/strong> on the child (see below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2992 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/aberdeenshireeps\/uploads\/sites\/2304\/2020\/11\/13140400\/CAP-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"454\" height=\"446\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the ecological theory (Bronfenbrenner, 1979), everything within a child and his\/her environment, affects the way they grow and develop.\u00a0 As such, assessment needs to consider the different systems around a child in order to provide support at the right time and in the right place.\u00a0 Educational Psychologists support single and multi-agency assessments in line with <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.girfec-aberdeenshire.org\/\">GIRFEC<\/a><\/u> principles and practices.\u00a0 Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.girfec-aberdeenshire.org\/\">here<\/a> for more information about Getting it Right for Every Child in Aberdeenshire.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-250 alignleft\" 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It focuses on what the child can do independently and with adult support (mediation) by exploring the underlying cognitive skills. The process can also identify which cognitive strategies require strengthening and what form of assistance works best. Consideration of learning behaviours is also possible.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cognitive Abilities Profile (CAP)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CAP draws upon developmental psychology concepts, such as Vygotsky\u2019s Zone of Proximal Development as well as the work of Feuerstein and Lidz in the field of Dynamic Assessment. It is essentially a consultation\/observation framework which is jointly completed by the people who know the pupil best and explores 3 elements: the student, the mediator (helper) and the task. The Educational Psychologist, along with input from teachers and parents\/carers, analyse aspects of curriculum tasks and a pupil\u2019s approach to these tasks, without necessarily directly assessing the pupil.\u00a0 Each section of the CAP is designed to assess one of these components:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Section A \u2013 Cognitive abilities of the learner<\/li>\n<li>Section B \u2013 Response to teaching and mediation<\/li>\n<li>Section C \u2013 Analysis of the task<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3003 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/public\/aberdeenshireeps\/uploads\/sites\/2304\/2020\/11\/13141822\/CAP-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These sections are then analysed to produce a \u2018Learning Plan\u2019 with identified strategies for promoting success and defining clear cognitive targets which are evaluated over time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/interventions\/\">Next page<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aberdeenshire Educational Psychology Service use a Consultation model of service delivery.\u00a0 This means that the majority of our assessment is completed within a Consultation meeting.\u00a0 Please click here for more about consultation in Aberdeenshire.\u00a0 Sometimes another assessment method is used &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/assessment\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21427,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-554","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4113,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/554\/revisions\/4113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/as\/aberdeenshireeps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}