Using Technology for the Efficient and Precise Assessment of Cognitive Skills in Countries with Limited Standardized Assessment Instruments: A Report on the Case of Saudi Arabia
Applied Sciences
; 12(3):1617, 2022.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1731924
ABSTRACT
In Saudi Arabia, the country’s progress toward appropriate and inclusive education programs for children with disabilities is still evolving. A crucial aspect of this evolution has been the development of a comprehensive assessment battery that covers a broad range of cognitive factors for the diagnosis of neurodevelopment disorders and other types of intellectual atypicalities, including giftedness. The Alif–Ya Assessment Battery consists of 47 subtests based on various theories of intelligence. Alif–Ya capitalizes on advanced technologies to enable its delivery either in person or remotely. Moreover, over half of Alif–Ya’s subtests are adaptive;items are selected for the test takers based on their previous responses. In this paper, we provide an overview of the Alif–Ya Assessment Battery, describe how it was designed to make the best use of the latest and best features of technology for the appropriate and accurate assessment of children and adolescents in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia via remote or in-person administration, and present initial data collected with the battery.
Sciences: Comprehensive Works; Saudi Arabia; cognitive assessment; computerized adaptive testing; neurodevelopmental disorders; diagnosis; treatment; Alif–Ya; Validity; Disabilities; Intelligence; Children; Quantitative psychology; Technology; Intelligence tests; Special education; Neuropsychology; Algorithms; Cognitive ability; Intellectual disabilities; Cognition & reasoning; COVID-19; United States--US; Wisconsin
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ProQuest Central
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English
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Applied Sciences
Year:
2022
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