Cognitive Assessment of Brazilian Children and Youth: Past and Present Perspectives and Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Wechsler, Solange Muglia; de Cassia Nakano, Tatiana
Titel	Cognitive Assessment of Brazilian Children and Youth: Past and Present Perspectives and Challenges
Quelle	In: International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 4 (2016) 4, S.215-224 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2168-3603
DOI	10.1080/21683603.2016.1163654
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Children; Youth; Cognitive Measurement; School Psychology; School Psychologists; Intelligence Tests; Creativity Tests; Aptitude Tests; Brazil; Human Figure Drawing Test; Raven Progressive Matrices; Bender Gestalt Test; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Child; Kind; Kinder; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Schulpsychologie; School psychologist; Psychologists; School; Schools; Schulpsychologe; Schulpsychologin; Psychologe; Psychologin; Psychologen; Schule; Intelligence test; Intelligenztest; Creativity test; Kreativitätstest; Aptitude test; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Brasilien
Abstract	The history of cognitive assessment in Brazil is described through evolutionary movements or waves, when tests were just imported and translated from other countries, criticized, and later evaluated in laboratories on test construction founded at private and state universities. The presence of high standards for test use place Brazil at the highest rank among other South American countries. Licensed psychologists conduct cognitive assessment using tests under traditional and new models to evaluate general intelligence, aptitudes, and creativity. At present, many challenges face Brazilian professionals, such as the absence of legal requirements for psychologists in the schools, which limits their possible contribution to public education. Leading researchers in school psychology in Brazil have underscored the need for higher standards for psychological training, including more specialized graduate courses on psychological assessment, in order to benefit Brazilian children and youth. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01