- Understanding psychological testing and assessment
Psychologists use tests and other assessment tools to measure and observe a patient’s behavior to arrive at a diagnosis and guide treatment Psychologists administer tests and assessments for a wide variety of reasons Children who are experiencing difficulty in school, for example, may undergo aptitude testing or tests for learning disabilities
- FAQ: Finding information about psychological tests
The seven indexes arrange tests by title, print status (in or out), acronym, classified subject, publisher, name (author, reviewer) and score These can be used to access tests about which you have limited information or to access groups of tests that fit into the same category (e g , yield the same score or are all measuring stress)
- TESTING AND ASSESSMENT WITH PERSONS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
majority of tests were standardized, validated, and found reliable primarily with White, middle-class, English-language samples (Olmedo, 1981; Reynolds, 1982) Test bias is a primary issue of selecting and using testing and assessment instruments with racial ethnic minority groups Past research has shown that tests can produce misleading
- Tests and measures - American Psychological Association (APA)
Learn more about APA's extensive collection of psychological measures, scales, surveys, and other instruments
- Intelligence and Achievement Testing: Is the Half-Full Glass Getting . . .
One sign is that IQ and achievement tests continue to be refined and improved For example, in response to concerns about cultural and ethnic biases in traditional IQ tests, the developmental psychologist Howard Gardner, PhD, popularized the phrase "multiple intelligences" to reflect that fact that intelligence is multi-faceted
- The implicit association test: Shining a light on hidden beliefs
Project Implicit continues to collect IAT data annually (and worldwide) from millions of visitors who can take tests measuring more than a dozen different social constructs The IAT has not been without its detractors, some of whom have argued that associations between IAT scores and real-world discrimination or biased behavior are weak
- APA PsycTests
Focused primarily on unpublished tests, this database was designed to save your researchers time from having to reproduce tests when conducting research on previously measured constructs Each record provides a summary of the construct and users can find information on reliability, validity, and factor analysis when that data is reported in the
- Standardized Assessment and Testing in PreK-12 Education
• Code of Fair Testing Practices – When developing and administering tests, schools and districts should consult the Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education, developed by the Joint Committee on Testing Practices (JCTP) • Clearly Defined Question and Scope - The first necessary step for a strong assessment process is a clear set of
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