Psychological Assessment

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND ASSESSMENT QUICKNOTES BY: Kristine Confesor 

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PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND ASSESSMENT Based on: 2012 Edition book of Kaplan and Saccuzzo

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Principles - Introduction Testing - Norms and Basic Statistics for Testing - orrelation and !egression - !eliabilit"  - #alidit"  - $riting and E%aluating Test Items - Test &dministration Applic!i"ns - Inter%ie'ing Tec(ni)ues - T(eories of Intelligence and Binet Scales $IS*I#+ -  T(e $ec(sler Intelligence Scales: $&IS*I#+ $IS*I#+ and $,,SI*III indi%idual Tests Tests of &bilit" in Education Education and - -t(er indi%idual Special Education Standardized d Tests in Education+ Education+ i%il Ser%ice+ Ser%ice+ and - Standardize t(e .ilitar"  - &pplications in linical and ounseling Settings Tests - ,ro/ecti%e ,ersonalit" Tests omputers ers and Basic Basic ,s"c(o ,s"c(olog logical ical Scienc Science e and - omput Testing - Testing in ounseling ,s"c(olog"  - Testing in ealt( ,s"c(olog" and ealt( are - Testing in Industrial and Business Settings Iss#es -Test Bias -Testing and t(e a' - Et(ics and uture of ,s"c(ological Testing

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HISTO$ICAL3 CULTU$AL3 n LEGAL4ETHICAL CONSIDE$ATIONS 9an 9an )yna )ynast sty y4 use use of test test batte batteri ries es two two or more more test tests s used used in con%unction" :ing )ynasty4 national multistage testing program involved local and regional testing centers e2uipped with special testing booths8 series of  tests for public o;ce !ritish government government copied the ?hinese system for employee employee selection and for its civil service !eta. Ac&ie*e(en! Tes!s: provide multiple choice 2uestions that are standardiDed on a large sample to produce norms against which the results of new e1aminees can be compared.

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