They believe that their students represent a diversity
of cognitive strengths and ways of learning, and they use diverse practice in response.
Need a quick therapy activity to target higher level listening and attending skills with toddlers
with cognitive strengths?
The pattern of test results allows a neuropsychologist to determine an individual's
cognitive strengths as well as weaknesses.
This young man
showed cognitive strengths on the Stanford - Binet while achievement scores in reading and spelling were only at grade level.
That, coupled with food surpluses from farming, led to systems of trade and the need to track the flow of resources, which in turn could have selected for individuals with
specific cognitive strengths.
«Using Williams syndrome as the basis for a new approach to social neuroscience is exciting and promising, in part because its genetic basis is clearly understood, and it is associated with a very specific pattern
of cognitive strengths and weaknesses and some puzzling paradoxes.»
According to Arrington, the Nano / Human Interface initiative emphasizes the human because the successful development of new tools for data visualization and manipulation must necessarily include a consideration of
the cognitive strengths and limitations of the scientist.
«We give them feedback about our diagnostic impressions, explain
their cognitive strengths and weaknesses, and provide them with information that will help with their adaptive functioning and understanding the nature of their problems.»
The child with a long - term memory problem might be permitted to use notes during a test; the idea is that with this long - term memory support, Vance will be able to show
his cognitive strengths such as analytic skills or effective writing.
Their weaknesses may be in reading and math but if we get stuck there then we will ignore
their cognitive strengths and they will be further marginalized.
Students learn best when the materials and testing applications, teaching applications are customized to respond to these individual differences in learning styles and
cognitive strengths.
And our own case studies of unusually high performances suggest a distinction between those who (like musicians or mathematicians) are outstanding in one area, as opposed to those generalists (politicians or business leaders) who display a relatively flat profile of
cognitive strengths.
Although individual scores are important, the neuro - psychologist looks at all of the data from the evaluation to determine a pattern of
cognitive strengths and weaknesses and, in turn, to understand more about how the brain is functioning.
Knowledge of a child's
cognitive strengths and deficiencies helps parents develop a specialized training or enrichment program for their child.
In addition, she conducts psychological evaluations for those seeking to gain further insight into how they can utilize and manage
their cognitive strengths and challenges to achieve success in school or work.