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1
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The subject matter of the test varies with the focus of the particular

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Content

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A therapeutic dialogue that combines person- centered listening skills such as openness and empathy, with the use of cognition-altering techniques designed to positively affect motivation and effect therapeutic change

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motivational interviewing

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Form, plan, structure, arrangement, and layout of test items

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Format

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Diploma to recognize excellence in the practice of
psychology

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American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)

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Reference point, usually numerical, derived by judgment and used to divide a set of data in two to or more classifications

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Cut score

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Refers to records, transcripts, and other accounts in written, pictorial, or other form that preserve archival information accounts, and other data and items relevant to an assessee

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Case History Data

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Creates tests for research studies, publications (as commercially available instruments), or modifications of existing tests

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Test developer

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Compilation of works done by the individual being assessed

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Portfolio

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Researchers observe behavior of humans in a natural setting—that is, the setting in which the behavior would typically be expected to occur

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Naturalistic Observation

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Refers to the form or sheet or booklet on which a test taker’s responses are entered

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Protocol

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What is the process of assessment

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Referral Question - Clarification for approval - Formal Assessment - Psychological Report Writing - Feedback

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What are the process of testing and assessment

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Testing
- either individualized or by group

Assessment
- individualized only (bc behavior is data)

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T/F: Test user must be qualified and permitted to purchase

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Trueee

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What objective of Psych Assessment is this?

Trajectory / Outcome / Prediction

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Prognosis

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May include files or excerpts from files maintained at institutions and agencies such as schools, hospitals, employers, religious institutions, and criminal justice agencies

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case history data

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Science of psychological measurement

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Psychometrics

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How consistently and how accurately a psychological
test measures what it purports to measure

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psychometric soundness / technical quality

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What are the requirements of Psychological assessment

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Problem identification
Selection and implementation methods
Integration
Psychological report

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Measurement that is psychological in nature

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Psychometric

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Refers to a tool of assessment used to help narrow
down and identify areas of deficit to be targeted for
intervention

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diagnostic test

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Method of gathering information through direct communication involving reciprocal exchange

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Interview

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What form of report is this?

Designed to integrate data from sources other than the test itself into the interpretive report

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Integrative report

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The adaptation of a test, procedure, or situation, or
the substitution of one test for another to make the
assessment more suitable for an assessee with
exceptional needs

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accommodation

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24
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Measure male sexual arousal

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Penile Plethysmograph

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Refers to the form in which a test is administered

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Format

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Working relationship between the examiner and the examinee

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Rapport

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An evaluative or diagnostic procedure or process that varies from the usual, customary, or standardized way a measurement is derived, either by virtue of some special accommodation made to the assessee or by means of alternative methods designed to measure the same variable(s)

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alternante assessment

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the term used to refer to everything from the administration of a test

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testing

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What objective of Psych Assessment is this?

Cause / Origin
When did it start? What triggers the problem?

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Etiology

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What assessment helps individuals understand and solve their problems

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Therapeutic psychological assessment

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The gathering and integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making a psychological evaluation that is accomplished through the use of tools

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psychological assessment

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Contain reviews of the test, updated or independent studies of its psychometric soundness, examples of how the instrument was used

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Journal articles

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Tools of Psychological Assessment

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Test, Interview, Portfolio, Case History Data, Behavioral Observation, Role-Play Test, Computer as Tools

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What form of report is this?

Distinguished by its inclusion of numerical or narrative interpretive statements in the report

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Interpretative report

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Consistency

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Reliability

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self-discovery and new understandings are encouraged throughout the assessment process

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Therapeutic psychological assessment

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The use of evaluative tools to draw conclusions about psychological aspects of a person as they existed at some point in time prior to the assessment.

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Retrospective assessment

38
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Can shed light on an individual’s past and current adjustment as well as on the events and circumstances that may have contributed to any changes in adjustment

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Case History Data

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Those who purchase and use tests

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Test user

40
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Assistance computers provide to the test user, NOT
the testtaker

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Computer-Assisted psychological assessment (CAPA)

41
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What assessment refers to the use of tests and other tools to evaluate abilities and skills relevant to success or failure in a school or preschool context

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Educational assessment

42
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a description or conclusion reached on
the basis of evidence and opinion

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diagnosis

43
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Reflects an evaluation of performance on a test, task, interview, or some other sample of behavior

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Score

44
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What form of report is this?

A mere listing of a score or scores
Raw score

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Simple scoring

45
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5 Objectives of Psych Assessment

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Diagnosis, Etiology, Prognosis, Treatment, Functional Impairment

46
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Adaptation of a test, procedure, or situation

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Accomodation

47
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An interactive approach to psychological assessment that usually follows a model of
(1) Evaluation
(2) Intervention
(3) Evaluation

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Dynamic Assessment

48
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Improvised or partially improvised in a simulated situation

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Role Play Test

49
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One issue of Internet Testing

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Test-Client Integrity - verification of the identity of the test taker when a test is administered online

50
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“In the moment” evaluation of specific problems and related cognitive and behavioral variables at the exact time and place that they occur

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Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA)

51
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Refers to a device of procedure designed to measure variables related to psychology (such as intelligence, personality, aptitude, interests, attitudes, or values)

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Psychological Test

52
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  • Contains detailed information concerning the test’s development and technical information
  • Can be purchased from publisher
  • Typically require documentation of professional training before filing an order
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Test manuals

53
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What are the outcomes of testing and assessment

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Testing
- yields a score or series of test scores

Assessment
- entails a logical problem-solving approach that sheds a light on referral questions

54
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Extent to which assessees are enjoying as good a
quality of life as possible

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geriatric settings

55
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Usefulness of a test or practical value

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Utility

56
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Diploma on the basis of an examination to test users,
test developers, and others who have distinguished
themselves in the field of testing and assessment

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American Board of Assessment Psychology (ABAP)

57
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Allows test users to administer tests by means of
two iPads connected by Bluetooth

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Q-interactive

58
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What form of report is this?

Will employ previously collected data (such as medication records or behavioral observation data) into the test report

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Integrative report

59
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Simply a measuring device or procedure

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Test

60
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Process of measuring psychology- related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior.

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psychological testing

61
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The use of tools of psychological evaluation to gather data and draw conclusions about a subject who is not in physical proximity to the person or people conducting the evaluation

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Remote assessment

62
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The results are not revealed at the end, but shared immediately so that both the assessor and the assessee can co-develop an interpretation of the results and decide what questions require further assessment

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Therapeutic psychological assessment

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What are the skill of evaluator of testing and assessment

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Testing
- technician-like skills such as scoring, adminstering, and interpreting of test result

Assessment
- requires to have some experience or training (in evaluation, and thoughtful organization and integration of data.)

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What form of report is this?

Includes statistical analyses of the test taker’s performance

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Extended Scoring Report

65
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Administration Procedures

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Some tests, particularly those designed for administration on a one-to-one basis, may require an active and knowledgeable test administrator

Some tests, particularly those designed for administration to groups, may not even require the test administrator to be present while the test takers independently complete the required tasks

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Synonymous with the antiquated term psychometry,

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psychometrics

67
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Process of assigning such evaluative codes or statements to performance on tests, tasks, interviews, or other behavior samples

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Scoring

68
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What objective of Psych Assessment is this?

What’s the problem? (Identify)

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Diagnosis

69
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What are the role of evaluator of testing and assessment

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Testing
- may be substituted w/o affecting the evaluation
- tester is not key to the process

Assessment
- assessor is key to the process

70
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Code or summary statement, often numerical in nature (but not necessarily)

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Score

71
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The test measures what it intends to measure

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Validity

72
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  • Distributed by the publisher of the text
  • Usually contain only a brief description of the text and seldom contain the kind of detailed technical information that a prospective user might require
  • Objective is to sell the text
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Test catalogs

73
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To obtain measures of bodily reactions to various
sorts of stimuli

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Biofeedback equipment

74
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A typically non-systematic assessment that leads to
the formation of an opinion or attitude

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informal evaluation

75
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What objective of Psych Assessment is this?

Gaano kalala ang problema?
Identifying your level of functioning

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Functional Impairment

76
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another way a computerized test could be programmed to adapt is by providing the testtaker with [..] a the test proceeds

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score feedback

77
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What objective of Psych Assessment is this?

Ano ang gagawin sa problema?
What can you recommend to solve the problem?
Trial and error

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Treatment

78
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Reconstruction of a deceased individual’s psychological profile on the basis of archival records, artifacts, and interviews previously conducted with the deceased assessee or people who know them

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Psychological autopsy

79
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The assessor and assessee may work as “partners” from initial contact through final feedback

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Collaborative Psychological Assessment

80
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Monitoring the actions of others or oneself by visual or electronic means while recording quantitative and/or qualitative information regarding those actions

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Behavioral Observation

81
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Differentiate pysych testing and assessment

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Testing
- Measuring variables thru procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior.

Assessment
- To answer a referral question

82
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Anyone who is the subject of an assessment or an evaluation can be a testtaker or an assessee

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Test taker

83
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protocol may also be termed as

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description of a set of test- OR assessment-related procedures

84
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What form of report is this?

Usually written in language appropriate for communication between assessment professionals that may provide expert opinion concerning analysis of the data

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Consultative report

85
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A report or illustrative account concerning a person or an event that was compiled on the basis of case history data

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Case Study

86
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What are the objectives of testing and assessment

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Testing
- to obtain scores (w/ regard to an ability or attitude)

Assessment
- to answer a referral question

87
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Evaluative/diagnostic procedure / process

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Alternate Assessment

88
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Arises as a result of the varied forces that drive decision-makers to reach a consensus (such as the motivation to reach a compromise in positions)

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groupthink

89
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Computer’s ability to tailor the test to the test taker’s ability or test taking pattern

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Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT)

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