Dynamic Assessment of Adult Learners’ Logical Problem Solving: A Pilot Study With the Flags Test

The goal of this article is to explore the process of dynamic assessment (DA) with a group of educated adults. Although there is nothing in the theory of DA that would prevent its use with educated adults who have normative development, in practice, the main emphasis of DA research and practice was on children or adults with various special education needs. The potential scope of DA is, however, much wider. One needs only to accept the premise that a person’s current problem-solving ability and his or her learning ability are two different constructs. This study piloted the use of the flags test of logical reasoning with a group of 20 special education teachers. The results indicate that the flags test is suitable for identifying participants with different learning potentials—“high scorers,” “gainers,” and “nongainers.” Recommendations are made regarding specific test and mediation items.