Dynamic Assessment: Progress, Problems, and Prospects

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuriy V. Karpov ◽  
David Tzuriel

The authors proceed from the presentations at the 20th anniversary conference of the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology (IACEP), “Dynamic Assessment: Progress, Problems, and Prospects,” to present their reflections on the major issues of dynamic assessment (DA). Among the topics discussed are the following: what DA actually assesses, how DA informs instruction and intervention, and if mediation should be grounded in the students’ culture. The authors also respond to some of the critical points raised against DA and discuss progress and prospects in the field of DA. Les auteurs utilisent les présentations de la Conférence du vingtième anniversaire de l’IACEP « évaluation dynamique: progrès, problèmes et perspectives » pour présenter leurs réflexions sur les résultats importants touchant l’évaluation dynamique. Les thèmes discutés sont les suivants: qu’est-ce que l’évaluation dynamique évalue vraiment? Comment l’évaluation dynamique informe-t-elle sur l’instruction et l’intervention? La médiation doit-elle s’ancrer dans la culture des élèves? Les auteurs répondent aussi à quelques critiques dirigées contre l’évaluation dynamique et discutent des progrès et des perspectives dans le champ de l’évaluation dynamique. Die Autoren gehen von den Darbietungen auf der 20. Jubiläumskonferenz der IACEP mit dem Motto “Dynamische Diagnostik: Fortschritt, Probleme und Aussichten” aus, um ihre Überlegungen zu wesentlichen Themen der dynamischen Diagnostik (DA, Dynamic Assessment) vorzustellen. Darunter sind die folgenden: Was DA wirklich erfasst, welch informativer Wert DA für Unterricht und Intervention zukommt, und ob Mediation in der Kultur des Lerners begründet sein sollte. Die Autoren beantworten auch einige kritische Einwände gegen DA und diskutieren Fortschritt und Perspektiven in diesem Gegenstandsbereich Los autores exponen las presentaciones de la Conferencia celebrada con motivo del 20 Aniversario de la IACEP sobre la “Evaluación Dinámica: Desarrollo, Problemas y Perspectivas” cuyo propósito es la presentación de su propias reflexiones acerca del estado actual de la Evaluación Dinámica (DA). Los principales tópicos que se analizan son: qué evalúa realmente la Evaluación Dinámica, cómo la Evaluación Dinámica ilumina la instrucción y la intervención, y si la mediación debería basarse en la cultura de los estudiantes. Los autores también responden a algunos de los puntos críticos que emergen contra la Evaluación Dinámica, e igualmente discuten su desarrollo y las perspectivas. Gli autori a partire dalle presentazioni fatte in occasione del 20° Anniversario della Conferenza IACEP “Valutazione Dinamica: progressi, problemi e prospettive” continuano le loro riflessioni sulle principali questioni della Valutazione Dinamica (DA). Tra gli argomenti discussi vi sono: che cosa la DA in realt à valuta, come la DA fornisce istruzioni e modalit à di intervento, se la mediazione debba essere ancorata alla cultura dello studente. Gli autori rispondono anche ad alcuni punti critici sollevati contro la DA e discutono i progressi e le prospettive nel campo della DA.

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Carl Haywood

This 20th anniversary address charts a brief history of the International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, from its organizational conference at Lake Louise in November 1988. International conferences, regional conferences, and successive presidents are listed (and pictured in the case of presidents). Introducing the theme of the conference, the history of dynamic assessment is outlined, with photographs of the pioneers and some present leaders. Problems with standard normative testing are listed. The principal argument is that appropriate assessment methods depend upon valid models of the nature of human abilities. One model, Haywood’s transactional perspective, is outlined briefly.


2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Tzuriel

The focus of this article is on the effects of mediated learning experience (MLE) interactions on children’s cognitive modifiability. In this article, I discuss the MLE theory, and selected research findings demonstrating the impact of MLE strategies in facilita ting cognitive modifiability. Research findings derive from mother–child interactions, peer-mediation and cognitive education programs. Mediation for transcendence (expanding) was found consistently as the most powerful strategy predicting cognitive modifiability and distal factors in samples of children with learning difficulties directly predict cognitive modifiability. Findings of peer-mediation studies indicate that children in experimental groups participating in the Peer Mediation with Young Children program showed better mediational teaching style and higher cognitive modifiability than children in control groups. Application of dynamic assessment as a central evaluation method reveals that the contribution of the cognitive education program was not simply supporting the development of a particular skill practiced during the program; it also involved teaching children how to benefit from mediation in a different setting and consequently improve their cognitive performance across other domains.


2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilma C. M. Resing

An important theme in educational practice is to tailor instruction to the individual needs of children. Particular forms of group instruction may be effective for specific children; other children will profit most from a more individual approach. The contribution aims to focus on the question whether such tailored forms of instruction can be found in a dynamic assessment context and explores the potential usefulness of dynamic testing and instruction for cognitive education. The principal characteristic of dynamic testing or assessment is that children are explicitly provided with feedback, prompts, or training intended to enable them to show progress when solving cognitive tasks. Outcomes of dynamic testing and assessment could, in principle, provide educational psychologists or teachers with information regarding learning outcomes during intervention. Although it has been claimed that such approaches may have more to offer to psychologists or educationists than traditional standardized test outputs, not all approaches are suitable for this aim. This article focuses on the potential usefulness of the outcomes of the graduated prompts approach in dynamic testing and instruction. It can be concluded that a combination of both dynamic procedures is a very promising one, which needs further exploration in the future.


2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco G. P. Hessels ◽  
Christine Hessels-Schlatter

This article is, first of all, a synthesis of the various views on cognitive education (CE) as presented by the guest authors of this issue, and it is also a critical discussion of the field. We discuss how Sternberg’s initial 5 questions were addressed by the authors, and we place these within the larger framework of the scientific literature on CE, metacognition, and dynamic assessment (DA). We try to unveil the strong and weak points of the various approaches, and we discuss some perspectives for the future.


2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 624-627
Author(s):  
Marko Dragojevic

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the International Association of Language and Social Psychology (IALSP). In this article, a brief historical account of the association is presented, followed by a discussion of the association’s current status and future prospects.


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