The PractiKid skill assessment test is not another "this will make my child a genius" solution!

Instead of last century's skill measurement exercises

1. Child-friendly design, with useful accessories
   PractiKid outperformed standard paper-based tests. Skill measurement is already an experience with an exciting tool. At the same time, we were not satisfied with testing that could only be done online, on a touch screen. The self-developed device contains (several types of devices): button, switches, joystick, and even a pressure-sensitive pencil, so that in addition to the correct grip, hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills can also be tested. For a child, this is an essential aspect: the more graspable and tangible the experience, the more he is able to immerse himself in its use.
2. An interactive story with playful tasks
   A forest adventure game with five characters to choose from.Tales are the main helper of children's emotional, intellectual and moral growth and development. During the game-based tale that follows a forest storyline, the children completing the exercises can complete the exercises with a protagonist of their choice. With the help of the chosen digital character, they can interactively solve small tasks, thus helping the forest dwellers presented in the story. It is easiest for children to present certain situations and solutions through such characters. The interactive design and the fabulous environment help the children to be fully involved.For children, the skill assessment is essentially just a game!
3. Frustration-free testing
   There are no ratings or failures, only positive feedback and encouragement. If the system detects a hang-up during a more difficult task, it will skip ahead even before the child loses interest in continuing the test.
4. Digitized skill measurement
   PractiKid's skill measurement is fully digitized. We take the positive side of the advantages provided by technology: the sensors, colored buttons and switches on the measuring device are all responsible for more accurate measurement of learning abilities. We rely on data instead of intuition!

School enrollment is a defining experience for everyone. Children learn the basics of cooperation with others during their first school years. This is when they begin to form the image they think of their abilities and their studies.

Therefore, a methodology capable of accurately measuring the necessary skills is essential!

What skills play a role in a successful start to school?

In a 3-step process, the children reach the understanding and independent application of what they have just learned and experienced.

1. Perception
   Perceiving what is seen and heard, and then displaying the detected novelties as an internal image.
   
   
2. Processing
   Comparison, summarization and memorization of the already available and new information received during perception.
   
   
3. Application, adaptation
   Creative application of memorized information to effectively solve certain problems.

The existence of the following capabilities can provide accurate feedback

• Memory
  Remember the detected information in the short or long term.
• Knowledge
  Recognizing elementary, quantitative, clothing, weather knowledge, body schema and basic emotions.
• Visual processing
  Visual perception, visual scanning and visualization, i.e. abilities related to the recognition of shapes, image patterns.
• Auditory processing
  Phonological awareness, sound separation, phonemic awareness, i.e. playing with the sounds in words in addition to understanding the text heard. Having these skills makes it possible to learn to read and write fluently.
• Attention
  The ability to sustain concentrated attention for a long time, tolerance for monotony.
• Thinking
  Logical thinking, part-whole relationship, definition of temporality, to see how can the child form processes, depending on successive events.
• Fine motor skills
  Manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, correct pencil grip.

The existence of the necessary skills provides a solid foundation during the transition from kindergarten to school, while their possible lack can contribute to the development of later academic difficulties.

What is the end game?

The results of the PractiKid’s skill assessment

As the story progresses, PractiKid monitors the child's performance and condition and collects data on learning abilities without interruption.

The system evaluates the measured values objectively after the measurements are completed, and then summarizes them in an understandable form.

At the end of the procedure, the evaluation sheets showing the results give the parent and the kindergarten teacher a clear picture of the child's ability and personality structures in a quick and clear way.

Of course, we do not leave the parent alone with the interpretation of the results. You can consult our expert colleague about the obtained values immediately after the measurement.

The statistical and textual summary of missing, poorly performing skills can provide additional reliable clues when searching for developmental help.