Choosing an Assessment Method

Question 1

What is best practice in choosing an assessment method?

Answer 1

Kelley and colleagues (20 LL) provide a
guideline: Ultimately, best practice is likely to include an assessment
package that contains a structured interview, at least one rating scale, direct observation, and experimental manipulation of environmental variables. A combination of these
assessment methods is likely to produce … a desirable
outcome. (p. 189)

Question 2

What is the most important element of the assessment process?

Answer 2

Analysis of the data… if analysis does not produce a desirable outcome, try again.