| Module code | ODD 875 |
| Qualification | Postgraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Education |
| Module content | This module focuses on fundamental approaches concerning barriers to learning, with reference to the South African context; theoretical framework(s) for diagnostic assessment in respect of academic achievement difficulties within the South African context; how appraise a battery of neuropsychological tests and to understand which neuropsychological domains they measure; to use standardised tests and informal techniques to assess young children in low resources settings; to assess reading, writing, spelling, numeracy and mathematical skills, study skills, educational and environmental disadvantage; professional skills and values of accountable diagnostic assessment practice and reporting of findings in respect of learners’ academic achievement difficulties within the South African context. |
| Module credits | 10.00 |
| Programmes | |
| Prerequisites | No prerequisites. |
| Contact time | 1 lecture every fortnight |
| Language of tuition | Module is presented in English |
| Department | Educational Psychology |
| Period of presentation | Year |
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