What does a psychoeducational assessment involve?
A psychoeducational assessment generally begins with an interview to gather information about the person in question. The interview will include obtaining information about the person’s early developmental history, medical history, educational history, and, for adults, career history. During the interview, standardized questionnaires or behavior rating scales may also be administered. The purpose of the interview is to aid in diagnosis as well as to narrow the assessment so it is tailored to the specific concerns. After the interview, a number of standardized tests are administered. These tests are used to identify strengths and weaknesses in cognitive processing as well as academic skills. There is no single test that can tell if a person has a learning disability, but rather a battery of tests are specifically selected and administered in order to diagnose the nature of the learning problems. The cognitive tests involve listening to questions and giving spoken answers to them, examin
