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Assignment:
You read "The Concerns of the Profession" in your psychological Testing and Assessment text. You also learned about the who, what, why, how, and where of psychological assessment. When test users (i.e., psychologists) select psychological tests as part of an assessment of a client, they must consider whether the intended purpose of the test matches the purpose for assessing the client. In addition, test users also consider whether the client they will assess is similar to the test's norm group or sample in terms of age, gender, race, geographic region, language, and other demographic characteristics.
If the test's norm group or sample is not a good match for the client, then the results could be considered invalid. The publishers of psychological tests also have training requirements for test users. Test users should only use tests for which they have appropriate training and expertise. Pearson Assessments, a large-scale psychological test publisher, has established a level system for test user qualifications based upon the education, training, and expertise needed to purchase, administer, score, and interpret each test. Qualification levels range from qualification level A (no special qualification needed) to qualification level C (a doctorate degree in psychology, education, or a closely related field).
Behavior analytic skill assessments.
Compare and contrast these three tests based on the following:
1. The purpose for testing, the content, skills, or constructs assessed and evaluated based on one's area of specialization or a related profession.
2. The normative sample, sampling procedures, and the intended population and evaluation based on the anticipated populations served by one's specialization or related profession.
3. The training required to administer, score, and interpret and evaluate based on one's anticipated assessment training or the training of a related profession.
4. Use the Capella library to search for articles that discuss the test.
- Do bibliography mining to find the original source of the test.