HOW DO SCHOOLS USE INDIVIDUALIZED TESTS?
Schools use many different kinds of tests to help identify the individual factors that may stand in the way of a child’s successful learning. Intelligence (or mental abilities) and achievement tests are among the most commonly used tests. Their results can show whether specific learning disabilities underlie school difficulties, rule out cognitive problems in cases where emotional disturbance is suspected, and identify the underachiever who may benefit from counseling or tutoring. There are also many other kinds of tests that are not as well known yet are widely used. Developmental tests are used to screen children when they begin school so that their teachers will have a head start in understanding their special strengths and weaknesses. Speech and language specialists use tests of articulation and word usage to design and evaluate treatment programs for children with speech problems. Counselors and school psychologists use behavioral inventories to identify problems and help teachers
