FACULTY OF EDUCATION Department of Educational Psychology Educational and Psychological Assessment Module PERCEPTUAL ASSESSMENT TEST Redesigned by S. Stokes (2008). From Dunbar-Krige, H. (2000) from Bothma, M. (2000).Soft Neurological Assessment Form. 1. PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR DEVELOPMENT: 1.1 Gross motor development Balance and posture Co-ordination Attained the area Almost Attained Not yet attained Comments Attained the area Almost Attained Not yet attained Comments Attained the area Almost Attained Not yet attained Comments Heel-to-toe walking (and reverse) Hopping on one foot Balancing on one foot – eyes open Balancing on one foot – eyes closed Walking on heels Crouching – in one smooth movement Skipping/Star jumps Catching a bean bag – thrown to child Catching a bean bag – out of the air 1.2 Fine Motor Skills Hand Fine movement Hand skills (Crumbling paper with one hand) Mobility of wrist (hitch hikers signal) Pencil grip Writing and Own name, numbers Writing in books Colouring in and awareness of colours names (dark, light) Drawing & Awareness of Shapes (square, circle, triangle, diamond) Cutting skills (On line, turning of page) Eye, Tongue Blinking of eyes (one at a time) Tongue movements (left-right, up-down as fast as possible) Finger test (Ok symbol with each finger) 1.3 Dominance, Laterality and Mid-line Crossing Dominance Hand Foot Eye Laterality Mid-line crossing Knowledge of the body Copying positions – straight-forward and cross-over: hand/foot, ear/hand, nose/hand, knee/hand, arm/hand Own left and right Therapist’s left and right Crossing mid-line (draw figure of 8 in air) Writing patterns (zig-zag, rolling hills, curlycurles) Placement when writing -body -paper -head Draw-A-Person (use Goodenough Scoring) Naming parts of the body Body space integration Page 1 of 2 2. VISUAL PERCEPTION: Attained the area Almost Attained Not yet attained Comments Attained the area Almost Attained Not yet attained Comments Attained the area Almost Attained Not yet attained Comments Form discrimination (refer to Bender-Gestalt-II) Up-Down Eye movements Visual motor integration 3. AUDITORY PERCEPTION: Left-right Tracks objects in circle In-out (Close fixation vs Distant fixation) Moves head Tremor indicated Bender Copy & Recall Wepman Memory for Digits Forwards/Backwards Alphabet Forward Alphabet Backward Rhythm test (clap simple rhythmns) Days of the week, months, in order 4. NEUROLOGICAL INVESTIGATION: Planning Intellectual Activity Physical Activity Fluctuation Emotionally immature Concentration Task orientation Can child focus? Can child sit still? During assessment During play During discussion Management of aggression Management of impulsiveness Locus of control Social appropriateness Organisation Memory for digits Copying (psychomotor speed) (responses) Intra-sub-tests Block designs Story memory Number problems Coding Page 2 of 2
