Play Assessments

Question 1

Play History

Answer 1

play behavior and play opportunities
primary caregiver provides info including general info, previous play experience, play that occurs over 3 days of play
9 aspects: form and content of behavior, analyzed according to materials, action, people, and setting
scoring: description of play and play dysfunction is det
population: children and adolescents

Question 2

Revised Knox Preschool Play Scale (RKPPS)

Answer 2

observations of play skills to diff delay, play abilities, and interest areas
two 30 minute periods of observations are completed indoors/outdoors
organized according to 6 month increments up to 3 years
four dimensions of play: space management, material mgmgt, pretense/symbolic (including imitation), and participation
scoring: mean scores provide a play age score indicative of child’s play maturity
population: 0-6 years

Question 3

Test of Playfulness (ToP) Revised Version 3.5

Answer 3

play according to intrinsic motivation, internal control, disengagement from constraints of reality, and framing
extent, intensity, and skillfulness of play
score: 25th% or below indicate need for intervention
population: 15 months-10 years

Question 4

Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment (TPBA)

Answer 4

measures child’s dev, learning style, interaction patterns, behaviors to det need for services

observations: cognitive, social-emotional, communication and language, and sensorimotor
scoring: curriculum dev to address particular needs
population: infancy to 6 years