Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is a key responsibility of test users before administering a test?
What is a key responsibility of test users before administering a test?
Why is it important for test users to establish rapport with test takers?
Why is it important for test users to establish rapport with test takers?
In what setting might older individuals require psychological assessment?
In what setting might older individuals require psychological assessment?
What type of tests may be employed in governmental and organizational credentialing?
What type of tests may be employed in governmental and organizational credentialing?
Signup and view all the answers
What must physicians do before being legally entitled to practice medicine?
What must physicians do before being legally entitled to practice medicine?
Signup and view all the answers
Why should the room where a test is conducted be suitable and conducive to testing?
Why should the room where a test is conducted be suitable and conducive to testing?
Signup and view all the answers
What requirement must lawschool graduates fulfill before presenting themselves as attorneys?
What requirement must lawschool graduates fulfill before presenting themselves as attorneys?
Signup and view all the answers
What obligations do responsible test users have throughout the testing process?
What obligations do responsible test users have throughout the testing process?
Signup and view all the answers
What requirement must psychologists fulfill before adopting the official title of 'psychologist'?
What requirement must psychologists fulfill before adopting the official title of 'psychologist'?
Signup and view all the answers
What is a common reason for employing a wide range of tests in business and military settings?
What is a common reason for employing a wide range of tests in business and military settings?
Signup and view all the answers
Study Notes
Ideal Test Environment
- Excessive noise, heat, cold, interruptions, glaring sunlight, crowding, and inadequate ventilation should be avoided.
- Test administrators should establish rapport with the test taker without compromising test administration rules.
Assessment of People with Disabilities
- People with disabilities are assessed for the same reasons as those without disabilities (e.g., employment, professional credentials, psychopathology screening).
- Accommodation is adapting a test or procedure to suit an assessee with exceptional needs.
- Alternate assessment is an evaluative or diagnostic procedure that varies from the usual measurement method.
Settings for Assessments
Educational Settings
- Tests are administered early in school life to identify children with special needs.
- School ability tests and achievement tests (evaluating learning) are commonly given.
Clinical Settings
- Intelligence tests, personality tests, and neuropsychological tests are employed depending on the problem area.
- Testing is typically done individually.
Counseling Settings
- Assessments occur in diverse environments (schools, prisons, institutions) to improve adjustment, productivity, or related variables.
Geriatric Settings
- Psychological assessment evaluates cognitive, psychological, adaptive, or other functioning in older individuals.
- Quality of life is a key consideration.
Business and Military Settings
- Achievement, aptitude, interest, motivational, and other tests are used for hiring, promotion, and training decisions.
Governmental and Organizational Credentialing
- Physicians must pass an examination to practice medicine.
- Law school graduates must pass a bar examination to become attorneys.
- Psychologists must pass an examination to earn the title "psychologist."
Conducting Assessments
- Responsible test users have pre-test, during-test, and post-test obligations.
- Ensuring a suitable and conducive testing environment is a test user's responsibility.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
Description
Explore best practices for test administration, including avoiding distracting conditions, maintaining test administration rules, and fulfilling obligations after test administration.
