Events
"Dynamic Assessment for Young Children – Theory and Application" Seminar and Workshop 2018
3 Jun 2018 - 7 Jun 2018
08:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Campus, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor David Tzuriel
Professor David Tzuriel is a clinical and educational psychologist who has much expertise and experience on dynamic assessment of learning potential. He has received his BA (Psychology and Education) and MA (Clinical Psychology) degrees at Bar Ilan University. His doctoral studies were with Peabody College of Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tenn.) in 1977 in Clinical Psychology. Part of his clinical practice was undertaken at the Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (EPPI) in 1976. Prof. Tzuriel is currently an Emeritus Professor at Bar Ilan University. He was the Chairman of the School of Education at Bar Ilan University (2003-2007). He served as Editor-in Chief of the Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology (2006-2011). He also holds affiliations with International Association for cognitive Education and Psychology (IACEP) being President-elect from 1997-1999 and President from 1999-2001.
Online Registration:
https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=4535832
Email: speechtherapy@ent.cuhk.edu.hk
Tel: (+852)39439609
Following the success of “Dynamic Assessment for Young Children – Theory and Application” Seminar and Workshop 2014 presented by Professor David Tzuriel, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong is glad to have invited Professor Tzuriel again to provide a 1-day seminar and 2-day workshop this summer 2018. The 1-day seminar and 2-day workshop target at speech therapists, psychologists, pediatricians, social workers, nurses, teachers, special education practitioners and parents. Upon completion of the 3-day seminar and workshop, participants will be able to equip with knowledge and theoretical foundation in applying DA to young children (4 – 7 years old) in the fields of education and speech pathology to assess children’s learning potential and capabilities.
Dynamic Assessment (DA) refers to “an assessment of thinking, perception, learning and problem solving by an active teaching process aimed at modifying cognitive functioning” (Tzuriel, 2001). DA differs from conventional static tests in regard to its goals, processes, instruments, test situation, and interpretation of results.
DA is a technique that has made more and more appearance in contemporary psychology literature. It is a technique that differs much from traditional standardized assessment in that it seeks to understand the learner’s abilities by supporting learning development rather than identify where the individual is currently at. The assessment is a product of Lev Vygotsky’s research in the 1930s. Dynamic assessment is also used in the fields of education and speech pathology to assess children’s learning potential and capabilities. It has been applied in a wide variety of testing contexts and populations, including socially disadvantaged children, persons with mental retardation, deaf children, gifted disadvantaged children, penitentiary inmates, adults and children with learning difficulties, patients with brain damage, university students, preschool children, ethnic minorities etc. It can also be applied in kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools.
