A Psychoeducational Evaluation of a Preschooler with Cognitive Weakness based on Cognitive Hypothesis Testing (CHT) Model

This article highlights a preschooler named GW, who struggles academically and has not responded well to previous intervention efforts due to cognitive weakness (weak cognitive processing). The authors performed a psychoeducational evaluation using Cognitive Hypothesis Testing Model from his previous assessment data (intellectual and academic) and then interpreted the results using the Cross-Battery Assessment approach. This approach allows the authors of this paper to measure a wider range of abilities that can only be represented by a single assessment battery by identifying GW’s patterns of strengths and weaknesses. Finally, targeted interventions are recommended based on the Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory on human cognitive abilities to help GW cope with his academic weaknesses in school.