The Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD), a cognitive assessment model designed to measure cognitive processes during problem solving, emphasizes determination of specific types of thinking abilities used in mastering cognitive tasks rather than just on the solution. The LPAD is seen as an important advance in evaluating individual…

The viability of utilizing the Learning Potential Assessment Device (LPAD) and related mediational procedures was explored for use with a deaf child. This instrument might be utilized to provide comprehensive assessment information leading to a reclassification of intelligence level and to specific and prescriptive educational recommendations for…

Reuven Feuerstein's Learning Potential Assessment Device and Instrumental Enrichment (LPAD/IE) system presents a valid approach to assessment, which moves from constructs, to pedagogical theory, to instruments, and to remedial strategies. This system uses standardized tests in a standard approach, but not for the purpose of the quantification of…