The Diagnosis and Assessment of Specific Learning Disabilities
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Participants are introduced to the essential characteristics of effective assessment, including objectivity, standardization, and ethical responsibility. The course explores the scientific foundations of psychological and educational testing, focusing on key psychometric concepts such as validity, reliability, standardization, and norm-referenced interpretation. Through these concepts, participants develop an understanding of how assessment tools are constructed, interpreted, and applied in professional practice.
The course further addresses procedures involved in comprehensive evaluation, highlighting the integration of multiple assessment sources, including formal testing, observation, interviews, and performance data. Special attention is given to interpreting patterns of strengths and weaknesses and distinguishing between suspicion and formal diagnosis within the framework of learning difficulties assessment.
Participants also examine professional competencies required for assessment practice, including ethical considerations, confidentiality, appropriate administration conditions, and the importance of establishing a supportive testing environment. The course emphasizes the role of professional judgment alongside standardized data when forming diagnostic conclusions.
By the end of the course, participants gain a clear understanding of how assessment outcomes inform educational planning, support decision-making processes, and contribute to identifying learners’ needs within educational systems. The course promotes a systematic, responsible, and professionally grounded approach to psycho-educational assessment aligned with recognized academic and training standards.
Dr. Gad Elbeheri
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This course includes 1 modules, 2 lessons, and 0 hours of materials.
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