ERIC Number: ED516137
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Publication Date: 2010-Jul
Pages: 24
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Sharing Psycho-Educational Assessment Results: A Person-Centered Collaborative Approach
Buettner, Edwin G.
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Sharing assessment data in schools typically takes the form of a short meeting to report results and give recommendations to school staff and parents. Such meetings are often dominated by a one-way flow of communication; i.e., from the clinician to the child's caregivers. Drawing on the theory and practice of Person-centered Planning and collaborative consultation, this article presents a process-based alternative to this phase of the assessment process. What is proposed is a shift from "reporting" the assessment data to "integrating" these data with observations and insights from all stakeholders; i.e., empowering collaboration. An ecologically valid plan grounded in a consensus as to the student's needs is the goal of such meetings. Though each meeting is unique, inclusion of the phases of gathering, organizing, analyzing, and planning is recommended. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Caregivers, Data Analysis, Psychoeducational Methods, Guidelines, Meetings, Parent Teacher Conferences, Parent School Relationship, Test Results, Specialists, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Planning, Cooperation, Stakeholders, Pupil Personnel Services
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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