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The Tools of Psychological Assessment

2018-11-06T17:38:06-05:00

Test: measuring device or a procedure Psychological test: involves sample of behaviour e.g. responses to a questionnaire, performance on task, oral responses. Even two psychological tests designed to measure [...]

The Tools of Psychological Assessment2018-11-06T17:38:06-05:00

The Concept of Reliability

2019-05-25T23:13:56-04:00

Reliability = consistency in measurement A score on an ability test is presumed to reflect not only the testtaker’s true score on the ability being measured but also error. [...]

The Concept of Reliability2019-05-25T23:13:56-04:00

Test Development

2019-05-25T23:12:59-04:00

Test conceptualisation Test construction Test tryout Item analysis Test revision TEST CONCEPTUALISATION An emerging social phenomenon or pattern of behaviour might serve as the stimulus for the development of [...]

Test Development2019-05-25T23:12:59-04:00

Item Analysis

2019-05-25T23:13:03-04:00

Procedures typically used by test developers in their efforts to select the best items from a pool of tryout items Criteria for the best items may differ as a [...]

Item Analysis2019-05-25T23:13:03-04:00

What is Intelligence?

2018-11-06T17:36:32-05:00

Intelligence defined: views of the lay public High degree of similarity between the experts’ and laypeople’s conceptions of intelligence Intelligence defined: views of scholars and test professionals Francis Galton [...]

What is Intelligence?2018-11-06T17:36:32-05:00

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales

2018-11-06T17:36:19-05:00

First edition was first published intelligence test to provide organised and detailed administration and scoring instructions. First American test to employ concept of IQ First test to introduce concept [...]

The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales2018-11-06T17:36:19-05:00

Assessment Summaries

2019-05-25T23:06:27-04:00

Clinical assessment may be undertaken for various reasons and to answer a variety of important questions. For the clinical psychologist working in a hospital, clinic, or other clinical setting, [...]

Assessment Summaries2019-05-25T23:06:27-04:00
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