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EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT PSYCHOLOGIST

Educational assessments are also known as educational evaluations, scholastic assessments, or academic testing. Educational assessments refer to the systematic process of identifying a person’s cognitive abilities, academic potential, knowledge, neuropsychological vulnerabilities and strengths. Persons’ emotional state and the efficiency of their coping skills, as well as how these impact on their academic performance, are also considered. An educational assessment is performed by a licensed educational assessment psychologist and are done to help parents make informed decisions regarding a person’s schooling and also to learn strategies to support their children to reach their full potential

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ASSESSMENTS?

At Mizu Therapy & Assessment, our registered educational psychologist, Riza van der Merwe, extracts the helpful information learnt from the tests about the individual’s capabilities, behaviour and personality. Various psychological assessment measurements are further employed to gain insight into a client’s potential for learning, possible barriers to learning, interests, personality and emotional status. All aspects are considered and interpreted to assist parents and caregivers in improving their understanding of the child/student/adolescent and assisting them in succeeding academically.

Educational Assessments are requested for various reasons:

Parents concerned about their child’s development and progress;
Possible learning difficulties identified by teachers;
Poor scholastic performance;
Behavioural concerns;
School-based Assessment Committee Requests;
Concession needs (additional time, scribes, amanuensis, large typeface, etc.)

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TYPES OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS

Our practise specialises in a variety of psychological educational assessments to best support our clients’ varying needs. All assessments are done in the strictest of confidence.

SCHOOL READINESS ASSESSMENTS

School Readiness Assessments are generally a prerequisite to enrolling a child into primary school. This assessment is typically conducted with children (Grade R or Grade 0). It aims to identify possible developmental shortfalls that may affect learning and development. Failure to identify these challenges can adversely affect their entire school career.

PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENTS

Psycho-Educational assessments help uncover the reasons and information as to why a child might be struggling at school. Specific criteria are assessed, and the gathered data is used to produce a workable action plan of how to improve a child’s performance, is set into place.

EMOTIONAL ASSESSMENTS

This is often also referred to as a personality assessment. The emotional evaluation focuses on the emotional state, strengths and difficulties of a person. This assessment is usually needed when a child or teenager has anxiety, anger, sadness, or difficulty interacting with peers, teachers, or parents.

SUBJECT CHOICE ASSESSMENTS

Subject Choice assessments aim to assist learners entering Grade 9 with their choice of subjects to continue their FET phase (Grade 10 to 12) at High School. These assessments may also help learners in Grade 7 when looking to further their education in the senior phase of formal education in a specific type of school, e.g. Technical, Agricultural, Art, Music & Ballet or General Academic schools.

CAREER CHOICE ASSESSMENTS

Career Assessments are tools designed to help individuals understand how their attributes (i.e. interests, values, preferences, motivations, aptitudes and skills) impact their potential success and satisfaction with various career options and work environments. These assessments aim to assist individuals of numerous ages and life stages in making suitable educational and occupational decisions to manage their careers optimally.

MEDICO-LEGAL ASSESSMENTS

Medico-legal assessments are an intersection between neuropsychology/psychology and the justice system. Both educational and neuropsychological assessments are often done concurrently when such information is needed by the court to make rulings on cases where persons may have been negatively impacted by external events, such as motor vehicle- and pedestrian-vehicle accidents.

CONCESSION ASSESSMENTS

Schools often require this type of assessment, the department of education (IEB) and other scholastic bodies, when a learner applies for certain concessions or accommodations to help them achieve their potential, including difficulties with reading, spelling, writing, mathematics and work speed.

NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS

These tests provide additional information about a variety of developmental disorders. We specialise in Forensic Neuropsychological Assessments and Developmental Neuropsychological Assessments for the diagnosis of autism, attention deficit disorders (ADD/ADHD), dyslexia, mathematical disorders or dyscalculia, spelling disorder, dysgraphia and other learning disabilities or disorders.

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Mizu Therapy & Assessment Is A Registered Educational Psychology Practice In Johannesburg, South Africa with years of extensive experience in practice. Contact us for an appointment.