PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND ASSESSMENT.pptx

PSYCHOLOGICAL  TESTING AND ASSESSMENT

 TESTING AND ASSESSMENT 21 Century – the roots of contemor!ry sycho"o#$c!" test$n# !n% !ssessment c!n &e foun%' A"fre% ($net – )!ther of contemor!ry sycho"o#$c!" test$n# !n% !ssessment ' * He !n% ! co""e#ue u&"$she% the Inte""ectu!" +uot$ent Test $n )r!nce on 1,-.' In )r!nce $t $s c!""e% ($net test/ $n 0n$te% St!tes/ they m!e the en#"$sh ers$on of the test c!""e% St!nfor% – ($net Test'

 TESTING O3efer to eeryth$n# from

!%m$n$str!t$on of ! test/ u to the $nterret!t$on of ! test score'

ASSESSMENT Assessment $s to test the !"ue of someth$n# us$n# !r$ous too"s

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT 3efers !s the #!ther$n# !n% $nte#r!t$on of sycho"o#y re"!te% %!t! for the urose of m!$n# ! sycho"o#$c!" e!"u!t$on th!t $s !ccom"$she% throu#h the use of too"s such !s test / $nter$e4s/ c!se stu%$es/ &eh!$or!" o&ser!t$on !n% sec$!""y %es$#ne% !!r!tuses !n% me!surement roce%ures

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING $s the rocess of me!sur$n# sycho"o#y* re"!te% !r$!&"es &y me!ns %e$ces or roce%ures %es$#ne% to o&t!$n ! s!m"e &eh!$or'

COMPA3ISON O) TESTING AND ASSESSMENT ASSESSME TESTING NT O&5ect$e  Ty$c!""y/ to o&t!$n some #!u#e/ usu!""y numer$c!" $n n!ture/ 4$th re#!r% to !n !&$"$ty or !ttr$&ute'

O&5ect$e  Ty$c!""y/ to !ns4er ! referr!" 6uest$on/ so"e ! ro&"em/ or !rr$e !t ! %ec$s$on throu#h the use of too"s of e!"u!t$on'

TESTING

ASSESSMENT

Process

Process

 Test$n# m!y &e $n%$$%u!" or #rou $n n!ture' After test !%m$n$str!t$on/ the tester 4$"" ty$c!""y !%% u 7the num&er of correct !ns4ers or the num&er of cert!$n tyes of resonses ' ' ' 4$th "$tt"e $f !ny re#!r% for the ho4 or mech!n$cs of such content8

Assessment $s ty$c!""y $n%$$%u!"$9e%' In contr!st to test$n#/ !ssessment more ty$c!""y focuses on ho4 !n $n%$$%u!" rocesses r!ther th!n s$m"y the resu"ts of th!t rocess$n#'

TESTING Role of Evaluator 

ASSESSMENT Role of Evaluator 

 The tester $s not ey  The !ssessor $s ey to the rocess: to the rocess of r!ct$c!""y se!$n#/ se"ect$n# tests one tester m!y &e !n%
TESTING

ASSESSMENT

Skill of Evaluator 

Skill of Evaluator 

 Test$n# ty$c!""y re6u$res techn$c$!n*"$e s$""s $n terms of !%m$n$ster$n# !n% scor$n# ! test !s 4e"" !s $n $nterret$n# ! test resu"t'

Assessment ty$c!""y re6u$res !n e%uc!te% se"ect$on of too"s of e!"u!t$on/ s$"" $n e!"u!t$on/ !n% thou#htfu" or#!n$9!t$on !n% $nte#r!t$on of %!t!'

Outcome

 Ty$c!""y/ test$n# y$e"%s ! test score or ser$es of test scores'

Outcome

 Ty$c!""y/ !ssessment ent!$"s ! "o#$c!" ro&"em*so"$n# !ro!ch th!t &r$n#s to &e!r m!ny sources of %!t! %es$#ne% to she% "$#ht on ! referr!" 6uest$on'

DI))E3ENT APP3OACH IN ASSESSMENT O Collaborative Psychological

Assessment/ the !ssessor !n% !ssesse m!y 4or !s 7!rtners8 from $n$t$!" cont!ct throu#h =n!" fee%&!c O  Therapeutic Psychological Assessment !ssessment m!y $nc"u%e !n e"ement of ther!y !s !rt of the rocess' O  Dynamic Assessment refers to !n $nter!ct$e !ro!ch to sycho"o#$c!" !ssessment

DYNAMIC ASSESSMENT MDE! 1' E>AL0ATION 2' INTE3>ENTION ?' E>AL0ATION @fee%&!c Dyn!m$c !ssessment $s most ty$c!""y em"oye% $n e%uc!t$on!" sett$n#s / !"thou#h $t m!y &e em"oye% $n correct$on!"/ coror!te/ neurosycho"o#$c!"/ c"$n$c!"/ !n% most !ny other sett$n# !s 4e""'

 The Too"s Of Psycho"o#$c!" Assessment O  The Test

$t refers to ! %e$ce or roce%ure %es$#ne% to me!sure ! !r$!&"e re"!te% to th!t mo%$=er

PSYC"!GICA! TEST refers to ! %e$ce or roce%ure %es$#ne% to me!sure !r$!&"es re"!te% to sycho"o#y @for eB!m"e/ $nte""$#ence/ erson!"$ty/ !t$tu%e/ $nterests/ !tt$tu%es/ !n% !"ues'

  Psycho"o#$c!" tests !n% other too"s of !ssessment m!y %$;er 4$th resect to ! num&er of !r$!&"es such !s content/ form!t/ !%m$n$str!t$on roce%ures/ scor$n# !n% $nterret!t$on roce%ures/ !n% techn$c!" 6u!"$ty' O The content #sub$ect matter%  of the

test 4$""/ of course/ !ry 4$th the focus of the !rt$cu"!r test O The term &ormat ert!$ns to the form/ "!n/ structure/ !rr!n#ement/ !n% "!yout of test $tems !s 4e"" !s to re"!te% cons$%er!t$ons such !s t$me "$m$ts'

O The test a'ministration m!y $no"e

%emonstr!t$on of !r$ous $n%s of t!ss on the !rt of the !ssessee !s 4e"" !s tr!$ne% o&ser!t$on of !n !ssessees erform!nce' O  scoring an' interpretation proce'ures O score * !s ! co%e or summ!ry st!tement/ usu!""y &ut not necess!r$"y numer$c!" $n n!ture/ th!t reects !n e!"u!t$on of erform!nce on ! test/ t!s/ $nter$e4/ or some other s!m"e of &eh!$or' Scoring * $s the rocess of !ss$#n$n# such e!"u!t$e co%es or st!tements to erform!nce on tests/ t!ss/ $nter$e4s/ or other &eh!$or s!m"es' Cut Score ( $s ! reference o$nt/ usu!""y numer$c!"/ %er$e% &y 5u%#ment !n% use% to %$$%e ! set of %!t! $nto t4o or more c"!ss$=c!t$ons'

O  Hum!n 5u%#ment $s ery much !

!rt not on"y of sett$n# cut scores &ut of re!ct$n# to them' O  Tests 'i)er *i'ely in terms o&

their gui'elines &or scoring an' interpretation' Some tests !re %es$#ne% to &e score% &y the testt!ers themse"es/ !n% others !re %es$#ne% to &e score% &y tr!$ne% eB!m$ners' St$"" other tests m!y &e score% !n% fu""y $nterrete%

O  Tests 'i)er *ith respect to their

technical +uality ' reference $s m!%e to 4h!t $s c!""e% the sychometr$c soun%ness of ! test sychometr$cs m!y &e %e=ne% !s the sc$ence of sycho"o#$c!" me!surement'