EDUCATIONAL & COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS

Cognitive assessments are assessments of intelligence often administered for educational purposes. Educational assessments however can also include administration of other tests with an aim to offer a deeper understanding of an individual's academic ability. Cognitive and educational assessments often target:

• Assessment of a child's intelligence

• Assessments of adaptive functioning

• Diagnosis of intellectual disability

• Diagnosis of learning difficulties

• Academic achievement

• Clarification of cognitive strength & weakness 

• Clarification of need for school funding to support learning

• Dyslexia (now known as specific reading disorder)

• Attention deficit disorder 

• Recommendations for learning and management