Dynamic Assessment Process

The Dynamic Assessment Process (DAP) is a language assessment which seeks to identify the skills that an individual child possesses as well as learning potential. The dynamic assessment procedure emphasises the learning process and accounts for the amount and nature of examiner investment.

Dynamic assessment is a kind of interactive assessment used in education. It is a product of the research conducted by developmental psychologist Lev Vygotsky. It seeks to identify the skills that an individual child possesses as well as his/her learning potential.

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