Toni Linder's book Transdisciplinary

LinderÆs book is thus in many ways an argument for the use of transdisciplinary play-based assessment. However, she does not rely on emotional or unsubstantiated arguments to forward her agenda but rather seeks to convince the reader of the validity of this form of developmental assessment by describing in substantial detail precisely how such assessments are carried out, what precisely is being measured in such assessments and how cost effective they are. She also describes the drawbacks of play-based assessment so that the reader has a fair and accurate view of the appropriateness and strength of this form of assessment instrument for his or her own goals. (She includes the potentially damning fact that because the form of assessment is so new, there is scant data on either its reliability or validity.) This review examines the most important an

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assessor wishes to observe. The third phase of the assessment involves assessment of child-to-child interactions and so involves introducing a child of the same age into the assessment area. This is followed by an observation of the childÆs interaction with the parents (including the childÆs responses to the parentsÆ departure and return) and then a snack. After this entire cycle has been completed, the results (usually recorded on videotape) are analyzed and the childÆs strengths and weaknesses determined. A plan for invention is then developed and a plan for the continuing evaluation and help for the child is put into place (Linder, 1990, pp. 4-5). One of the most important strengths of transdisciplinary play-based assessment is simply the fact that it allows children who were thought untestable because of previous experiences to be tested in a meaningful and accurate way, according to Linder. Certain developmental problems, including perhaps most especially autism, can make assessment extremely difficult because these conditions place barriers between children and clinicians that may be so difficult to cross in a traditional setting that it is impossible to determine a childÆs true developmental stage. Another of the mos
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