Assessment Flashcards
Appraisal
Process of assessing or estimating attributes
Free choice/free response
Respond in any manner
Forced choice
recognition items
NCE
Lie Scale
Human frailties we all possess
Difficulty Index
% of individuals who answered each item correctly
Dichotomous
two opposing choices
Normative
Each item is independent of all other items
Can be compared to “normal”
Inspative
I = Individual Traits
No comparison to the normal
Comparison to self only
Speed Test
Timed so typically do not finish (typing test)
Power Test
Power through with NO time limit
Achievement/Attainment
Max performance
Track and Field
Personality Test/Interest Inventory
Typical Performance
My personality is typical for this job.
Spiral Test
Questions spiral into more difficulty
Cyclical Test
Spiral circle several sections
Test Battery
Several measures used
A battery of assessments.
Horizontal
Parallel Forms of Same Test
Two versions of same test
Alternate forms of reliability
Counterbalancing
Validity
Test measures say what it measures
V = W - WHETHER it measures what it should
Let’s cheerlead for V as MVP of the game!
Reliability
How consistent a test measures an attribute
Is my husband reliable, providing consistent rewards for each request?
Physical Measure are…
more reliable than psychological ones
MMPI
personality test
What personality traits factor into diagnosis?
Standardized
WAIS
IQ
WAZ UP? MY IQ is low.
TAT
projective
Blooms presentation
Construct
Cannot directly measure
Social construct
Face Validity
Looks and appears to measure intended attribute
Taken at face value
High criterion/predictive validity
Job performance FUTURE
Concurrent Validity
Identical to other measures
Is a reliable test valid?
NO
Is a valid test reliable?
YES
V = Y
Test - Retest
Two test times, then correlate
Spit Half
split in half
Inter rater/observer
two raters, same test
Exit Exam
Highly reliable if Yi-An didn’t discriminate!!
Reliability Perfect Coefficient - Measurement
1.00
Perfect only happens in measurements
Reliability Perfect Coefficient - Counseling Test
.90
Reliability Coefficient Typical - Personality/Psychological Test
.70
.7 score is accurate and .3 is not