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Dynamic testing and dynamic assessment (DT/A) are two overlapping umbrella concepts for forms of testing and assessment in which instruction or intervention are integral aspects of the testing procedure. For some, dynamic assessment is a construct that can be used to describe a general approach. However, in line with more recent thinking (e.g., Sternberg and Grigorenko 2002), we differentiate between dynamic testing whereby the whole test procedure is transparent, objective, and repeatable and a wider conception of dynamic assessmentin which testing is paired with clinical and individualized intervention. Compared with conventional, static testing and assessment, DT/A provides information yielding greater insight into the nature of the individual’s cognitive functioning. This should result in more valid assessment outcomes that can both aid prediction, and point to...
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Resing, W.C.M., Elliott, J.G., Grigorenko, E.L. (2012). Dynamic Testing and Assessment. In: Seel, N.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of the Sciences of Learning. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_100
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