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Bio-ecological approach to cognitive assessment
E Armour-Thomas1, S A Gopaul-McNicol
1Queens College-CUNY, USA.
Cultural Diversity and Mental Health
|January 1, 1997
Summary
Understanding a child's educational needs requires a holistic cognitive assessment. Evaluating social, emotional, and environmental factors alongside formal testing is crucial for accurate interpretation and effective educational planning.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Educational Psychology
- Cognitive Assessment
Background:
- Individualized educational programs depend on cognitive functioning assessments.
- Numerous variables influence and explain a child's performance.
- Formal and informal cognitive assessment occurs in school, home, and community settings.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the importance of considering social/emotional environments in cognitive assessments.
- To emphasize the need to examine family, academic support, and classroom environments.
- To present nonpsychometric measures for interpreting child performance.
Main Methods:
- Development of six nonpsychometric measures.
- Utilizing item equivalency, test-teach-retest, and contextualization.
- Analyzing social/emotional environments impacting cognitive performance.
Main Results:
- Cognitive assessment is a multifaceted process.
- Environmental factors significantly influence cognitive performance.
- Nonpsychometric measures offer alternative interpretation methods.
Conclusions:
- Comprehensive cognitive evaluation necessitates analyzing the child's complete social/emotional context.
- Family, academic support, and classroom environments are vital considerations.
- Interpreting a child's performance requires acknowledging diverse influencing factors.