Psychological Testing and Cognitive/Educational Assessment
Psychological Testing
Psychological tests use a combination of techniques and tools to devise a hypothesis about a person and their behaviour, personality, and capabilities. A psychological test is conducted by a psychologist to gather information about how a client thinks, feels, behaves, and reacts and focus of each test will vary depending on its purpose.
Psychological tests use a combination of techniques and tools to devise a hypothesis about a person and their behaviour, personality, and capabilities. A psychological test is conducted by a psychologist to gather information about how a client thinks, feels, behaves, and reacts and focus of each test will vary depending on its purpose.
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The main psychological tests used by practitioners at 4thought psychology are:
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How is a psychological assessment conducted?
The format of psychological tests vary and can include pencil-paper tasks, computer-based tasks, or physical activities such as puzzles, problem-solving tasks, and information recall. Psychological tests may also involve observing someone's interactions and behaviour, or having another person observe and rate their own. Psychologists typically draw inferences about an individual's underlying abilities based on their performance on psychological tests and have extensive training in test development and interpretation in order to do so.
How are psychological tests used?
Psychologists take the information gathered from different psychological tests and develop a complete picture of a person's abilities and behaviour. This information can then be used as a basis for making treatment plans and recommendations. This information may also be written up and presented in a psychological report for more formal use and record keeping.
The format of psychological tests vary and can include pencil-paper tasks, computer-based tasks, or physical activities such as puzzles, problem-solving tasks, and information recall. Psychological tests may also involve observing someone's interactions and behaviour, or having another person observe and rate their own. Psychologists typically draw inferences about an individual's underlying abilities based on their performance on psychological tests and have extensive training in test development and interpretation in order to do so.
How are psychological tests used?
Psychologists take the information gathered from different psychological tests and develop a complete picture of a person's abilities and behaviour. This information can then be used as a basis for making treatment plans and recommendations. This information may also be written up and presented in a psychological report for more formal use and record keeping.
Cognitive & Educational Assessments
Cognitive and educational assessments aid parents and teachers in better understanding a child or adolescent's intellectual abilities, and identifying the ways to best help and support them.
The main cognitive and educational assessments used by practitioners at 4thought psychology are:
The Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV)
Cognitive and educational assessments aid parents and teachers in better understanding a child or adolescent's intellectual abilities, and identifying the ways to best help and support them.
The main cognitive and educational assessments used by practitioners at 4thought psychology are:
The Wechsler Preschool & Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV)
- The WPPSI-IV is used for children aged 2 years 6 months to 7 years 3 months. It is a reliable and valid measure of intelligence in young children that is more age-appropriate and user-friendly for young children than other intelligence assessments. The WPPSI-IV provides a clear indication of a child's general intelligence and is one tool that can be used to assess school readiness. The WPPSI-IV gives an overall intelligence quotient (IQ) score that measures fluid reasoning, spatial processing, attention to detail, and visual-motor integration. It also provides a Verbal and Performance score that reflects acquired knowledge, verbal reasoning, verbal comprehension, and attention to verbal stimuli.
- The WISC-V is used for children and adolescents aged 6 years to 16 years 11 months. It is a reliable and valid measure of intellectual functioning in specific cognitive domains and provides a composite score which represents general intellectual ability (IQ). The WISC-V is useful for the early identification of reading and learning issues and disabilities, giftedness, the development of school learning and teaching plans, and the identification of cognitive and educational strengths and weaknesses.