Multicultural Quiz #4

What is a portfolio assessment?

* collect work samples over time, * analyze child's oral & written language over time * determine if child is progressing at an acceptable rate

What factors are considered when determining a child's modifiability in dynamic assesment?

1. amount of examiner effort required during assessment 2. responsiveness to instruction 3. ability to transfer learning to new situations

*T/F* Dynamic Assessment is commonly used in conjunction with standardized tests

TRUE

*T/F* The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) is based on Vygotsky's model of cognitive development

TRUE

What is Dynamic Assessment?

an alternative assessment that attempts to measure a child's *learning potential* rather than a static level of achievement

What is the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)?

area between what a child can do independently and what a child cannot do even when maximal support is provided

How does dynamic assesment evaluate learning potential?

by prompting within the assessment and evaluating the enhanced performance Looks at a child's modifiability (to what extent a child is capable of change in response to intervention)

What does a significant gain score represent in dynamic assessment?

indicates that difficulties are due to either a culturally diverse background or lack of experience

The ZPD provides information about individual differences of __________________ and _________________________

learning ability and learning processes