Psychological Testing and Assessment Flashcards
what is psychological assessment?
compiling and integrating psychology-related data to make psychological evaluations
psychological assessment is accomplished through
tests, interviews, case studies, behavioral observations
define psychological testing
the process of measuring psychology-related variables
the objective of testing
obtain a gauge that is numerical in nature with regards to an ability or attribute
the process of testing
individual or group
the role of the evaluator in testing
the tester is not the key to the process and can be substituted with no problem
skill of evaluator in testing
has technician-like skills
the outcome in testing
yield a test score or a series of test scores
the objective in assessment
answer the referral question, solve a problem, or arrive at a decision through the use of tools of evaluation
the process of assessment
typically individual
role of evaluator in assessment
the assessor, they select tests and other tools of evaluation. draws conclusions from the evaluation
skill of evaluator assessment
requires an educated selection of tools of evaluation , skill in evaluation
outcome in assessment
entails a logical problem-solving approach that brings to bear many sources of data used to shed light on referral question
how is collaborative psychological assessment done?
the assessor and the assessee work as “partners” throughout the entire process
what is therapeutic psychological assessment
a variety of collaborative psychological assessments; includes element of therapy as part of process
what does dynamic assessment refer to
to an interactive approach to psychological assessment that usually follows a model of evaluation, intervention, and evaluation
it provides a means for evaluating how the assessee processes or benefits from some type of intervention during the course of evaluation
definition of a “test”
a measuring device/ procedure
what is a psychological test?
device/procedure designed to measure variables related to psychology
what is technical quality?
pertains to a test psychometric’s soundness
what is psychometric soundness?
refers to how consistently and how accurately a psychological test measures what it purports to measure
what is psychometric utility?
usefulness or practical value that a test has for a particular purpose
explain psychological autopsy
reconstruction of the deceased individual’s psychological profile on the basis of archival records, artifacts, and interviews previously conducted with the deceased assessee or people who knew them
what is accommodation in PWD assessment?
adaptation of a test, procedure, or situation, or the substitution of one test for another
to make assessments more suitable for an assessee with exceptional needs
how students access/complete the assignment
what is alternative assessment?
an evaluative procedure or process that varies from the usual or standardized way a measurement is derived
how students show what they know
