1. Utilização de Testes para Avaliar Crianças dos 0 aos 7 anos: Resultados de um Inquérito a Psicólogos Portugueses.
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Seabra-Santos, Maria João, Simões, Mário R., Almiro, Pedro Armelim, and Almeida, Leandro S.
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With psychological assessment and testing being part of psychologists' identity, Portuguese and international studies have highlighted less investment in assessing children during their early years. This research aims to characterize the use of testing and other psychological assessment tools on children between 0-7 years old in Portugal. The sample is composed of 63 psychologists who answered an online inquiry within the scope of a broader study. The analysis of instruments most used allowed to reinforce that these mainly consist of tests (and less of rating scales), and also that the cognitive field is more represented than the social-emotional one, with the Wechsler WISC-III and WPPSI-R scales and the Griffiths Mental Development Scales being the most frequently mentioned instruments. The discussion of the results points to the need of further investigation aimed at guaranteeing the psychometric quality of instruments used, and of significant investment in training the field's professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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