Chapter 1

• It is define as the gathering and integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making a psychological evaluation.

  Psychological Assessment
• It is define as the process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior.

  Psychological Testing
• This is typically to answer a referral question.

  Assessment
• This is typically numerical in nature.

  Testing
• The test taker is not key to the process.

  Testing
• It requires technician-like skills in terms of administering and scoring a test.

  Testing
• The assessor is key to the process.

  Assessment
• It requires an educated selection of tools of evaluation.

  Assessment
• This yields a test score or series of test scores.

  Testing
• It entails a logical problem-solving approach.

  Assessment
• Varieties of Assessment


  - Therapeutic Psychological Assessment

  - Educational Assessment

  - Retrospective Assessment

  - Remote Assessment

  - Ecological Momentary Assessment
• In this approach, the assessor and assessee may work as "partners" from initial contact through final feedback.

  Collaborative Psychological Assessment
• Refers to an interactive approach to psychological assessment that usually follows a model of (1) evaluation, (2) intervention, (3) evaluation.

  Dynamic Assessment
• Tools of Psychological Assessment


  Test

  Interview

  Portfolio

  Case History Data

  Behavioral Observation

  Role Play Tests

  Computer as tools

  Other tools (video)
• Who are the parties?

  Test developer

  Test user

  Test taker

  Society at large

  Other parties
• In What Types of Settings Are Assessments Conducted?

  Educational setting

  Clinical setting

  Counselling setting

  Geriatric setting

  Business and military setting

  Governmental and organizational credentialing

  Academic research setting

  Other setting
• The test should be stored in a way that reasonably ensures that its specific contents will not be made known to the test taker in advance.

  BEFORE THE TEST
• The test administrator must be familiar with the test materials.

  BEFORE THE TEST
• Test users have many obligations. These obligations range from safeguarding the test protocols to conveying the test results in a clearly understandable fashion.

  AFTER THE TEST
• Rapport between the examiner and examinee can be critically important.

  DURING TEST ADMINISTRATION
• Where to go for authoritative information: Reference Sources


  Test Catalogues

  Test Manuals

  Professional Books

  Reference Volumes

  Journal Articles

  Online Databases

  Other sources