Assessments - What kind of assessment do you want to use?

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Why develop an assessment instrument yourself?


  • Lack of a standardised assessment
  • Lack of financial resources to buy a standardised asessment
  • More adapted to the specific situation/setting/target group

What are the advantages of a standardised assessment?


  • More reliable
  • Good baseline to determine and evaluate therapy goals
  • Exchange of information between therapists
  • For scientific research
  • For reimbursements
  • Professionalisation of occupational therapy (demonstrate expertise and prove effectiveness of therapy)

What's a criterion-referenced assessment?


  • A test that examines performance against pre-defined criteria. The score of the client is compared with a pre-specified standard or specific skill.
  • Has the person reached the required standard?
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What's a norm-referenced assessment


  • In a norm-referenced assessment the results of the individual are compared to the results of a reference group.
  • A norming study is required: The assessments are administered to a large group of (similar) people, which allows for calculating average results.
  • The individual score of the client can then be compared with the norm (often age- or sex-related). Are the results of the client average, low or high compared to his peers?

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