Ch 1: Psych Testing and Assessment
Where do you find information regarding a test?
Catalog, reviews, Mental Measurement Yearbook (MMY), journal articles
Who is the father of mental testing?
Francis Galton
What is the 3rd Step of Test Development?
Test Tryout
True!
What is the difference between testing and assessment?
Psychological testing - process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain a sample of behavior Psychological assessment - gathering & integration of psychology-related data for the purpose of making a psychological evaluation
What is 'eugenics' and who was for it?
Improve human heredity through intervention (Institutionalization or sterilization of feebleminded ) Henry Goddard
When constructing a test where to items come from?
Personal experience, knowledge, expert opinion, literature reviews
What is the difference between the item reliability index and the item validity index?
Item reliability = internal consistency
Item validity = criterion validity
In Assessment Process what comes after the referral is made?
Assessor chooses test battery
What is James Cattell known for?
Coined the term “Mental Test” Founded the Psychological Corporation
How is a comparative and a paired comparison scale different?
Paired comparsion - forced choice between two items
Comparative - sorting and ranking items by comparing all of the items
Give an example of a selected response vs a constructed response
Selected - multiple choice, matching
Constructed - fill in black, short answer, essay
What CAPA did Dr. Conoyer demonstrate in class?
Q-interactive - IQ test on Ipad
Any evaluative or diagnostic procedure or process that varies from the usual way a measurement is derived is known as
Alternative Assessment
What is one example of a culture specific test that we discussed in class?
The Black Intelligence Test of Cultural Homogeneity
You are going to create a test that you would like to have 15 items on the final version. Which of the following most closely approximates how many people you should try out the test on?
Between 75 - 150 people
Difficulty or hard
A high difficulty index means that item is too easy
After how many years should you NOT use norms on a norm referenced test?
10 years
What are the weaknesses of using an interview?
Not as reliable and can be subjective
List one difference between ethics and laws
Laws - have to be obeyed Ethics - guidelines set by professional organizations
Give an example of a criterion referenced test
Certification exam, drivers license, any class assessment that demonstrates mastery
What is validity shrinkage and why does it occur?
•Expected decrease in item validities observed during cross validation
Occurs because the test wasn't originally developed for that population
Where can you find the Test Takers Bill of Rights?
On the APA website