1st Edition

A Cybernetic Approach To The Assessment Of Children Toward A More Humane Use Of Human Beings

By Mark Ozer Copyright 1979
    248 Pages
    by Routledge

    248 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book addresses the application of the principles of cybernetics to the methodology of assessment of function in children. It provides the scientific basis of a more humane approach to the assessment.

    1. Introduction Part 1: Cybernetic Theory: Research Models in Child Development 2. A Cybernetic Model for Research in Human Development 3. Cybernetics, Experience, and the Concept of Self Part 2: Cybernetics and Theories of Assessment 4. Against "Objective" Tests: A Note on the Epistemology Underlying Current Testing Dogma 5. Cognitive-Developmental Assessment an Children: Application of a Cybernetic Model Part 3: The Application of Cybernetics to the Assessment of Children 6. New Directions in the Assessment of Children's Language 7. A Cybernetic Approach to Assessment: A Problem-Solving Planning System