Psychological Testing and Assessment - Tests and Measurements - Lecture Notes, Study notes of Psychological Data

Download Psychological Testing and Assessment - Tests and Measurements - Lecture Notes and more Study notes Psychological Data in PDF only on Docsity! Psychological Testing and Assessment What a Test Is • Measurement device – Designed to do what? – What does it allow? – Narrow focus Tests • Psychological Tests – Overt – Covert Categories of Psychological Tests • Ability Tests – Achievement – Aptitude – Intelligence • Personality Tests – Structured – Projective Testing and Assessment • WHAT IS IT?? (not a rhetorical question) Testing and Assessment Defined • Testing: refers to all possible uses, applications, and underlying concepts of psychological tests. • Assessment: any systematic method of obtaining evidence from tests, exams, and surveys to draw inferences about characteristics of people, objects, or programs for a specific purpose. The Tools of Psychological Assessment • The portfolio • Case history data • Behavioral observation • Computers as tools • Other tools Who, What and Why? • Who Are the Parties? – The test developer – The test user – The test taker – Society at large • What Types of Settings Are Assessments Conducted in and Why? Docsity.com