Assessments


A variety of standardised tests are used in order to conduct comprehensive assessments. This allows for clear and effective decisions to be made regarding the management of an individual’s specific challenges. The following services can be provided:
- Diagnostic assessments
- Educational assessments
- Subject choice/ Career-related assessments
Sinmarie Pieterse Psychologist Cape Town, Somerset West and Malmesbury
As assessment can be done for various reasons:
- determining the emotional well being
- due to behavior problems of a child
- scholastic levels, developmental levels
- school readiness
- identifying learning problems
- Neurological problems
- If there is ADHD or ADD etc


Assessing the following domains can be provided:
- Cognitive development
- Scholastic
- Read
- Spelling and Maths levels
- Visual Motor Abilities


Diagnostic assessments focus on different aspects of effective psychological functioning such as emotional well-being, social skills, family relations and personality. Once all of the information has been gathered through the assessment process, decisions can be made as to a way forward that can lead to healthy change and management of specific challenges:

- Emotional wellbeing
- Intellectual Functioning
- Attention and Concentration
- Social Skills
- Family Relations
- Peer Relations
- Personality

Educational assessments are administered to assist a child or adolescent with educational challenges at school, college, or university. These comprehensive assessments are able to pinpoint any specific difficulties that may be influencing an individual’s performance. Findings from these tests can indicate:
- School readiness
- Intellectual ability
- Scholastic achievement - Reading, writing, maths, oral skills
- Reading and learning disorders
- Concentration and Attention
- Memory capability
- Visual-motor skills
- Motor-Coordination skills
- Extra writing time needed for testing conditions


Career and subject choice assessments take an individual’s aptitude, personality, interests, and values into consideration. Our tests focus on the following aspects that can be interpreted together in order to make a clear decision:
- Aptitude and (IQ) Intelligence
- Interests
- Personality
- Values
- Motivation