Chapter 12: informal assessment Flashcards

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informal assessment

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subjective, mainly “homegrown”

CON: reliability, validity, cross cultural issues often lacking

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what can informal techniques do

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add one more piece of info to total assessment process

be focused to gather specific information

used to gather info quickly

be non-intrusive

usually free or low cost

tend to be easy to administer and interpret

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observation

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event sampling: viewing and assessing behavior WITHOUT regard for time

time sampling: specific amount of time set aside for observation, snapshot

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rating scale

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used to assess a quantity of an attribute being presented to rater

subjective, assessment based on rater’s inner judgement of rater

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error w rating scales (2)

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halo effect: based on overall impression

generosity error: identification with person effects your rating

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types of rating scales

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numerical scales: provide written statement that can be rated high to low on number line

likert type: number of items being rates on same theme, anchored by both numbers and a statement that corresponds to number

semantic differential scale: statement+ 1+ pairs of words that reflect opposing traits

rank order scales: provide a series of statements in which respondent can rank order based on his or her prefs

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classification systems

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provide info about whether an ind does(nt) have certain traits or characteristics

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behavior checklist

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allows individual to identify behaviors that best describe typical or atypical

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feeling word checklists

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individuals check feeling words on list to identify which they had/currently experiencing/hope to feel

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environmental assessment

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collecting information from home, school, workplace, usually through observation or self reports

more systems/naturalistic

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direct observation

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visit home, classroom, or workplace yourself

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situational tests

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real to life situations the examine how an ind might respond in contrived but natural situation

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sociometric instruments

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maps position of an individual within a group

used to determine dynamics of individuals within group, org, or institution

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env assessment instruments

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CASE-IMS: assesses school environment and climate through self report surveys of parents, students, teachers, principle

Behavior rating inventory of exec function: assesses higher order cognitive functioning of adults

Emotional or Behavior Disorder Scale: identify behavior or emotional problems through observation

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records and personal documents

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help an examiner understand beleifs, values, behaviors of person being assessed

biographical inventories, cumulative records, anecdotal info, autobiographies, journals and diaries, genograms

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performance based assessment

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eval of ind using variety of informal assessment procedures that are often based on real world responsibilities

should be as predictive as standardized testing, might lessen racial differences

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portfolio

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one kind of performance based measure

pulls together items that demonstrate competencies in wide range of areas

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validity

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how well examiner defines what is being assessed

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reliability

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better we define behavior being assessed (validity) more reliable our data

interrater reliability

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cross cultural fairness

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informal procedures often open to bias

misinterpretation, or ignorance

b/c geared towards specific client behaviors, one can pick and choose what to focus on

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practicality

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VERY practical

low cost, free

can be created or obtained in short amount of time

easy to admin

fairly easy to interpret (minus cross cultural bias)