1. The Draw a Person Test Prepared by T. Nicholson School Psychologist

2. Draw A Person (DAP) Long history.. As early as 1885 1920’s Florence Goodenough wrote Measures of Intelligence by Drawings. Proposed as an IQ measure

3. Do this now... 8 ½ x 11 white paper and a well sharpened No.2 black lead pencil... “Please draw a picture of a person – No stereotyped figures like stick figures, cartoons, or stylized drawings – This is not a test of artistic ability and it is not really considered in interpreting and scoring You will be trading this drawing with a partner

4. On the back of the drawing... Write your name, age, date, and the sex of the person in the drawing Write a few words, phrases that describe the figure drawn – Young or Old? – Active or inactive? – Handsome/beautiful or ugly? – Happy or sad? – Casual or formal?

5. Exchange drawings with a partner and your partner will try to interpret the drawing for you.. Sentence Frame: “I noticed that your drawing...” 2-2-5 protocol

6. Sentence Frame: “I noticed that your drawing...” Look for/comment on... 1.Pressure factors (heavy or light) 2.Stroke of line characteristics 3.Size of drawing 4.Placement of drawing 5.Action or movement

7. debrief What was it like for you? – How did it feel? – What questions came up? – What did you wonder about? There are several approaches to DAP, we will cover some of them later...