Abstract
This paper describes the Preschool Learning Assessment Device, a dynamic assessment approach appropriate for use with children between the ages of three through five years. The approach is related to Feuerstein’s Learning Potential Assessment Device and to a general dynamic assessment paradigm.
Research information from two studies investigating this procedure is described, and a specific case example is provided.
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Cet article décrit une approche dynamique de l’évaluation cognitive des enfants âgés de trois à cinq ans: le «Preschool Learning Assessment Device». Cette approche s’inspire de l’instrument d’évaluation du potentiel d’apprentissage de Feuerstein et s’inscrit dans le paradigme général de l’évaluation dynamique.
Des données issues de deux recherches visant à évaluer la procédure proposée ainsi que l’analyse d’un cas sont présentées.
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Lidz, C.S. The Preschool Learning Assessment Device: An approach to the dynamic assessment of young children. Eur J Psychol Educ 5, 167–175 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03172680
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