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Descriptive Summary of Observations and Interview
Working alongside Catherine Knudtson, an occupational therapist at El Mirage
Elementary School, I have gained new insight into diagnostic assessments and how individuals
are evaluated both with and without disabilities. The vital difference between formal and
informal assessments is that formal assessments are standardized, meaning there is a set protocol
for the educator presenting the exam to follow (C. Knudtson, personal communication,
November 21, 2026). The student’s scores on these assessments are below, at, or above average
compared to other students within their same grade level or age group. However, other
assessments compare a student’s performance to set criteria (i.e., formal assessments). Catherine
detailed that she tends to utilize norm-referenced assessments (formal) when working with her
students to compare their scores to those of other students their age, grade, and within the school
(C. Knudtson, personal communication, November 21, 2026). She stresses that informal
assessments are just as necessary as formal assessments but should be used by OT specialists to
guide the implementation of more formal examinations (C. Knudtson, personal communication,
November 21, 2026).
Formal specialized diagnostic assessments include DIBELS, AZ Merit, or any other
assessment with a criterion-based protocol to follow and use to assess student results. Informal
assessments would include clinical observations, family interviews, screening tools,
observations, etc., that OT personnel use (C. Knudtson, personal communication, November 21,
2026). Catherine cited that administrators of this assessment must follow the legal and ethical
requirements of being “sound and based,” meaning the administrator must use research/criteriabased evidence when analyzing and administering these assessments and cannot change the

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