DISTINCTION BETWEEN ASSESSMENT & TESTING Flashcards
Accomplished through the use of tools such
as tests, interviews, case studies,
behavioral observations, and specially
designed apparatuses and measurement
procedures
Psychological assessment
Typically, to
obtain some gauge,
usually numerical in
nature, with regard
to an ability or
attribute
Test
Typically, to answer
a referral question,
solve a problem, or
arrive at a decision
through the use of
tools of evaluation
Assessment
may be
individual or group in
nature
Test
-Typically individualized.
-Focuses more on how
an individual
processes rather than
simply the results of
that processing
Assessment
What is the role of the evaluator in a Test?
-Tester is not key to
the process
-One tester may be
substituted for
another tester
without appreciably
affecting the
situation.
What is the role of the evaluator in an Assessment?
-The assessor is key
to the process of
selecting tests
and/or other tools of
evaluation as well as
in drawing
conclusions from the
entire evaluation.
Typically
requires technician-
like skills in terms of
administering and
scoring a test as well
as in interpreting a
test result.
Test
Typically
requires an educated
selection of tools of
evaluation, skill in
evaluation, and
thoughtful
organization and
integration of data.
Assessment
Yields a test
score or series of
test scores.
Test
Entails
a logical problem-
solving approach
that brings to bear
many sources of
data designed to
shed light on a
referral question.
Assessment
