The
Cognitive Processing Inventory (CPI)
for the assessment of information processing
skills,
evaluation of learning styles,
and
differential diagnosis of specific learning
disabilities
By
Scott L. Crouse, Ph.D.
Welcome:
On this site you can learn about this new
evaluation tool which has been developed to assist with the diagnosis
and treatment of learning disabilities.
What is the CPI?
The CPI is a non-biased, standardized behavior
rating scale which can be completed by parents, teachers and students
to evaluate information processing characteristics as part of formal
or informal learning style and/or learning disability
assessment.
The CPI provides scores in the processing areas
of:
• Auditory
Processing
• Visual Processing
• Sequential/Rational
Processing
• Conceptual/Holistic
Processing
• Processing Speed
• Executive Functioning
Go here for information about these processing areas and how each relates to
learning.
Here are some of the
highlights of the CPI:
- The CPI provides a meaningful evaluation of
underlying information processing characteristics of individuals with and without learning disabilities.
- The CPI can be used either as part of a formal
assessment process or as a pre-referral 'screening'
tool.
- The CPI can be used as a 'learning style'
assessment for all students and adults.
- The CPI rating forms are now available in both
English and Spanish.
- The CPI provides a convenient and reliable
method of objectively rating the long-term knowledge that parents
have about their own children's' learning or processing
characteristics.
- The processing model of the CPI is based upon
the most compelling cognitive research related to
neuropsychological development and education.
- The CPI has been thoroughly tested and refined
over the past 15 years with extensive data and factor analytic
evaluation.
- The CPI provides standardized scores which
allow examiners to determine the statistical significance of any
processing pattern which is found.
- The CPI not only evaluates the underlying
'processing' cause of existing learning difficulties but is also
able to predict future problem areas both within and outside of a
school environment.
- The CPI provides a 'practical' assessment of
cognitive processing with clear and useful programming
implications for educators.
- The computer scoring program for the CPI is
simple to use and provides multiple levels of interpretive
guidance and support.
- The CPI helps to identify 'risk factors' from
a student's background which may point to the origin of their
cognitive processing difficulties.
- The CPI 'makes sense' to parents, educators,
and students.
- The on-line
CPI provides parents educators, and
individuals with a convenient and risk-free means of trying out
this assessment tool.
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Return to the LDinfo Web Site to find out about any of the following topics (and more):
Learning disabilities - what
is a learning disability (LD or SLD)?
Dyslexia: Dyslexia is a reading
disability or reading disorder
Dysgraphia Dysgraphia is a writing
disability or disorder
Dyscalculia Dyscalculia is a math
disability or disorder
What is an attention deficit disorder (ADD,
AD/HD, ADHD)?
Gifted LD: Can a student be gifted and
LD?
Emotional/Behavioral issues
and LD: Do LD students experience behavior problems or
depression?
Section 504: What is a Section 504
plan?
What is special
education?
What is processing?
What is a severe
discrepancy?
What is a nonverbal learning
disability (nonverbal LD or NLD)?
What is a central auditory
processing disorder (CAPD)?
What is IDEA?
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