Assessment

Question 1

• Process that determines the presence or absence and level of a characteristic, skill, or behavior within a person
• Can provide a better understanding of behavior
• Utilizes tools for gathering data

Answer 1

Assessment

Question 2

• Instrument used for gathering data.
• Can take in the form of tests, checklists or others
• Only takes a sample of behavior being studied

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Assessment tools

Question 3

• Deals only with administration of the tool and determining the
numerical values of the data.
• An element of assessment

Answer 3

Measurement

Question 4

• Use of specific testing procedures to evaluate the abilities, behaviors,
and personal qualities
• Can describe the extent of an individual’s similarity and/ or difference when compared to the population
• Involves the integration of information obtained from multiple sources using multiple methods
• Makes use of the “problem solving approach” by addressing the “referral question.”

Answer 4

Psychological assessment

Question 5

Pillars of psychological assessment

Answer 5

• Behavioral observation
• Interview
• Personal history / records
• Test results

Question 6

Observed behavior during the assessment process

Answer 6

Behavioral observation

Question 7

• Results of the interview with the individual

* Can come from either the subject, the person referring the subject, or both

Answer 7

Interview

Question 8

• Biography

* School records, government records

Answer 8

Personal history / records

Question 9

Results of the tests given

Answer 9

Test results

Question 10

Properties of a test

Answer 10

• Validity
• Reliability
• Utility

Question 11

• the extent to which a test accurately measures what it is supposed to measure.
• the degree to which evidence and theory support the interpretations of test scores entailed by proposed uses of tests

Answer 11

Validity

Question 12

• The overall consistency of a measure.

* if it produces similar results under consistent conditions

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Reliability

Question 13

Usefulness of the tool for the particular context

Answer 13

Utility

Question 14

Kinds of assessment

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• achievement test
• mental ability test
• aptitude test
• personality test

Question 15

• Tests that measures what has been learned within a specific period of time
• Measures how much one has learned within the given time
• Ex. Quizzes, Periodical Exams, etc.

Answer 15

Achievement test

Question 16

• Measures one’s level of mental ability
• Also called IQ test
• Results can be relatively stable upon adulthood

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Mental ability test

Question 17

• Measures the inclination of individuals to certain specific areas
• Determines what particular field or work an individual would most possibly be successful at
• Helps determine the fit of an individual for a particular job

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Aptitude test

Question 18

• Measures facets of personality (attitudes, perceptions, interests, etc.)
• Measures a much broader range of characteristic or behavior
• Measures personality according to theoretical constructs used by the test

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Personality test

Question 19

General methods of assessment

Answer 19

• formal assessment

* informal assessment

Question 20

• Standardized and generally carried out in a professional setting
• Done in an orderly, systematic manner
• Utilize statistics in the interpretation of data

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Formal assessment

Question 21

• Everyday assessments people make about themselves or others
• Does not observe formal process
• Unstructured, based on simple observations and informal settings

Answer 21

Informal assessment