Assessment/tests/measuresAssessment/tests/measures

Semantics??

“Definitions”“Definitions”

“Assessment”

-- the gathering and integration of psychological-related data for the purpose of making a psychological evaluation, accomplished through the use of tools such as tests, interviews, case studies etc.

“testing/tests”“testing/tests”

-- the process of measuring variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior

-- instruments

-- tools

“measurement”“measurement”

-- assigning numbers or symbols to characteristics of people or objects according to rules.

-- unit of measure

Measure/test/assessment?Measure/test/assessment?

You take part in a study designed to measure intelligence and as part of that project you complete an inventory related to your study habits which is administered by the graduate student assigned to the project.

Measure/test/assessment?Measure/test/assessment?

You take part in a study designed to measure intelligence and as part of that project you complete an inventory related to your study habits which is then added to the overall data bank by the researcher.

Measure/test/assessment?Measure/test/assessment?

You take part in a study designed to measure intellectual ability and as part of that project you complete a set of inventories related to your study habits, your learning style and your course grades. Your resulting profile is then entered into the overall data bank by the researcher.

Assessment InstrumentsAssessment Instruments

Defining features of testsDefining features of tests

“A sample of behavior… obtained under standardized conditions…. with established rules for scoring” ** has norms or standards ** used to predict of nontest behavior

Characteristics of TestsCharacteristics of Tests

Standardized vs. non-standardized Individual vs. group (administration) Speed vs. power Objective vs. subjective Written vs. oral Verbal vs. non-verbal

Characteristics of Tests cont….Characteristics of Tests cont….

Cognitive vs. affective Achievement vs. aptitude Timed vs. untimed Criterion vs. norm referenced Summative vs. formative

Project assignment #1Project assignment #1 1. Apply the 11 “characteristics of tests” discussed

in class to your selected test, be sure you explain and justify each of your answers.

Standardized vs. non-standardized Individual vs. group Speed vs. power Objective vs. subjective Written vs. oral Verbal vs. non-verbal Cognitive vs. affective Achievement vs. aptitude Timed vs. untimed Criterion vs. norm referenced Summative vs. formative

Assessment toolsAssessment tools

Method use example pro con

Tests

InterviewPortfolio

Case History

Observation natural/lab

Role playing

Apparatus