School Assessment

A school  uses  their school psychologist to assess students in order to identify learning and behavioral challenges that could affect their academic progress.There are two different types of assessment use and they include; psycho- educational and clinical assessment.Psycho-educational assessment is a method used to evaluate a student's academic performance and how they handle things emotionaly. The tests are standard and the results help to identify a student's strengths and weaknesses which in turn is used determines how to plan effectively . Clinical assessment,however,  is used to identify possible mental health disorders and  how bad the symptoms are. They assessments are normally conducted by mental health professionals, like psychologists. They involve a number of methods, such as engaging with the students like  asking questions, observing them  and self-report measures.