PA CH2

• TOOLS OF PSYCH ASS

  • PSYCH TEST
  • INTERVIEW
  • PORTFOLIO
  • CASE HISTORY DATA
  • BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATION
• RECORDS, TRANSCRIPTS & OTHER ACCTS IN ANY MEDIA THAT PRSERVE ARCHIVAL INFO

  CASE HISTORY DATA
• PROCESS OF JUDGING WORTH OF ANY OCCURRENCE OF EVENT, SITUATION, ETC WHICH CONCLUDES W/ PARTICULAR DECISION

  EVALUATION
• ANSWERS REFERRAL QUES

  PSYCH ASS
• UNIQUENESS OF GRP, INDIV, SITUATION

  IDIOGRAPHIC
• HOW ONE PERSON OR GRP COMPARES W/ OTHERS

  NOMOTHETIC
• TRAIT - CHARACTERISTIC BEHAVIORS & FEELINGS THAT ARE CONSISTENT AND LONG LASTING
• TEMPORARY BEHAVIORS OR FEELINGS THAT DEPEND ON A PERSON'S SITUATION

  STATE
• CREATE RTESTS OR OTHER METHODS OF ASSESSMENT

  TEST AUTHORS / DEVELOPERS
• PREPARE EVALUATIVE CRITIQUES OF TESTS BASED ON THEIR TECHNICAL AND PRACTICAL MERITS

  TEST EVALUATORS
• PROFESSIONS SUCH AS CLINICIANS, COUNSELORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, HRMP ETC USE TESTS FOR ASSESSMENTS

  TEST USERS
• INSTITUTIONAL BOARDS OR GOVT AGENCIES WHO CONTRACT TEST DEVELOPERS OR PUBLISHERS FOR VARIOUS TESTING SERVICE

  TEST SPONSORS
• ADMINISTERED, SCORED, INTERPRETED BY RESPONSIBLE NON-PSYCHOLOGISTS WHO CAREFULLY READ MANUAL AND FAMILIAR W/ OVERALL PURPOSE OF TESTING


  LEVEL A
• REQUIRE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE OF TEST CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF APPROPRIATE ADVANCED COURSEWORK IN PSYCH AND RELATED COURSE

  LEVEL B
• DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY OR LICENSE AS PSYCHOLOGIST AND ADVANCED TRAINING/SUPERVISED EXPERIENCE IN PARTICULAR TEST


  LEVEL C
• CAN ADMINISTER PROJECTIVE, INDIVIDUAL INTELLIGENCE TEST, DIAGNOSTIC TEST


  LEVEL C
• ADMINISTER ACHIEVEMENT AND APTITUDE TEST

  LEVEL A
• ADMINISTER GROUP INTELLIGENCE AND PERSONALITY TEST

  LEVEL B
• STANDARDIZED MEASURING DEVICE OR PROCEDURE USED TO DESCRIBE ABILITY, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, OR ATTITUDE OF INDIVIDUAL

  PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST
• ASSESS WHAT A PERSON CAN DO

  ABILITY TEST
• ASSESS WHAT A PERSON USUALLY DOES

  TESTS OF TYPICAL PERFORMANCE
• THERE ARE RIGHT AND WRONG ANSWERS

  ABILITY TEST
• INTELLIGENCE TEST - MEASURES GENERAL POTENTIAL
• VALIDATION PROCESS OF INTELLIGENCE TEST

  • CONTENT
  • CONSTRUCT
• VALIDATION PROCESS OF APTITUDE TEST

  • CONTENT
  • PREDICTIVE
• APTITUDE TEST - MEASURES INDIVIDUALS POTENTIAL LEARNING SPECIFIC TASK, ABILITY OR SKILL
• ACHIEVEMENT TEST - MEASURES THE AMOUNT, RATE AND LEVEL OF LEARNING, SUCCESS OR ACCOMPLISHMENT, STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES IN PARTICULAR SUBJECT OR TASK
• CONTENT VALIDITY - VALIDITY PROCESS OF ACHIEVEMENT TEST
• PERSONALITY TEST - MEASURES TRAITS, QUALITIES, ATTITUDES OR BEHAVIORS THAT DETERMINE A PERSONS INDIVIDUALITY
• 16PF, NEOPI, MBTI, MMPI IS AN EXAMPLE OF PERSONALITY TEST
• MEASURES INDIVIDUALS PERFORMANCE FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES AND HELP DETERMINE OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE

  INTEREST INVENTORY
• DIRECT OBSERVATION HOW PERSON BEHAVES IN RELATION TO CERTAIN THINGS

  ATTITUDE INVENTORY
• STABILITY IS SAID TO START AT 17 YRS OLD

  TRUE
• MEASURE GENERALIZED AND DOMINANT INTERESTS

  VALUES INVENTORY
• IN THIS INVENTORY, VALIDITY IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE BY STAT TOOLS

  VALUES INVENTORY
• POWER TEST - REQUIRES EXAMINEE TO EXHIBIT THE EXTENT OR DEPTH OF HIS UNDERSTANDING OR SKILL
• NORM REFERENCED TEST - RAW SCORES CONVERTED TO STANDARD SCORES
• CRITERION REFERENCED TEST - RAW SCORES ARE REFERENCED TO SPECIFIC CUTOFF SCORES
• STEPS IN CLINICAL PSYCH ASS

  • WHAT IS BEING ASSESSED?
  • WHAT IS THE GOAL OF ASSESSMENT?
  • SELECT STANDARD TOOLS
  • COLLECT DATA
  • MAKE DECISIONS AND JUDGMENTS
  • COMMUNICATE RESULTS
• DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION - CONDUCTED BEFORE INSTRUCTION