PSY 6645 MIDTERM QUESTIONS
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,Assessment - Answer: •A comprehensive process that integrates information from multiple data
collection methods.
Three broad categories for collecting assessment information. - Answer: 1. Interviews
2. Tests
3. Observations
Purposes of assessment? - Answer: 1.Screening
2.identification and diagnosis; 3.intervention (treatement) planning
4. progress and outcome evaluation.
Screening - Answer: Involving a single procedure or instrument, used to determine whether and
individual has a high risk of having a specific problem and needs more in-depth assessment at that time.
diagnosis - Answer: detailed analysis of an individual's strength and weaknesses with the general goal of
arriving at a classification decision.
intervention (treatment) planning - Answer: involves deciding on a course of action that facilitates client
change and helps improve the client's outcome.
Tests - Answer: These are instruments designed to measure specific individual attributes. These
instruments can reveal important diagnostic information not otherwise identified through other
assessment methods
Observation - Answer: •Mechanism for observing and recording behavior in a particular environment or
setting.
Assessment process: - Answer: 1.Identify the/a problem
2.select and implement assessment methods
, 3.evaluate obtained assessment information
4. report assessment results and make recommendations
Qualifications to use test measures: - Answer: Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST)
Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST) (4 Qualifications) - Answer: 1. Purposes of testing
2. Characteristics of tests
3. Settings and conditions of test use
4. Roles of test selectors, administrators, scorers and interpreters.
computer administration of assessment instrument - Answer: Administering tests, question-naires, and
interviews via the computer is one of the most common computer assess-ment applications. This
response format has many advantages over traditional paper-and-pencil methods, such as increased
delivery, the potential time savings, and the ability for items to be adapted or tailored based on the test
taker's response to a previous item.
Automated Test scoring - Answer: Computer-based assessment provides automated scoring of
responses, thereby giving test takers almost immediate feedback and their overall score. Computer
scoring reduces the possibility that respondents would make errors while filling out handwritten answer
sheets, and it eliminates the errors that clinicians and technicians would make while hand-scoring items.
computer-generated reports and narratives - Answer: Computer-based assessment instru-ments often
provide computer-generated reports or narratives. These reports are auto-mated interpretations that
are generated based on user input and resulting test scores (Butcher, 2013). The reports may contain
very complex and detailed statements or summary statements.
Computer adaptive test - Answer: Computer-adaptive tests are tests that are specifically tai-lored to an
individual's ability level. The computer quickly locates the examinee's ability level and then tailors the
questions to that level. The first question is usually selected close to the passing level. If the test taker
answers the question correctly, a more difficult item is presented next. Using a computer-adaptive test,
test takers have a more personalized assessment experience in a controlled environment. Computer-
adaptive tests also provide sensitivity to the needs of users with disabilities, helping ensure equality and
fairness in testing.
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
,Assessment - Answer: •A comprehensive process that integrates information from multiple data
collection methods.
Three broad categories for collecting assessment information. - Answer: 1. Interviews
2. Tests
3. Observations
Purposes of assessment? - Answer: 1.Screening
2.identification and diagnosis; 3.intervention (treatement) planning
4. progress and outcome evaluation.
Screening - Answer: Involving a single procedure or instrument, used to determine whether and
individual has a high risk of having a specific problem and needs more in-depth assessment at that time.
diagnosis - Answer: detailed analysis of an individual's strength and weaknesses with the general goal of
arriving at a classification decision.
intervention (treatment) planning - Answer: involves deciding on a course of action that facilitates client
change and helps improve the client's outcome.
Tests - Answer: These are instruments designed to measure specific individual attributes. These
instruments can reveal important diagnostic information not otherwise identified through other
assessment methods
Observation - Answer: •Mechanism for observing and recording behavior in a particular environment or
setting.
Assessment process: - Answer: 1.Identify the/a problem
2.select and implement assessment methods
, 3.evaluate obtained assessment information
4. report assessment results and make recommendations
Qualifications to use test measures: - Answer: Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST)
Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST) (4 Qualifications) - Answer: 1. Purposes of testing
2. Characteristics of tests
3. Settings and conditions of test use
4. Roles of test selectors, administrators, scorers and interpreters.
computer administration of assessment instrument - Answer: Administering tests, question-naires, and
interviews via the computer is one of the most common computer assess-ment applications. This
response format has many advantages over traditional paper-and-pencil methods, such as increased
delivery, the potential time savings, and the ability for items to be adapted or tailored based on the test
taker's response to a previous item.
Automated Test scoring - Answer: Computer-based assessment provides automated scoring of
responses, thereby giving test takers almost immediate feedback and their overall score. Computer
scoring reduces the possibility that respondents would make errors while filling out handwritten answer
sheets, and it eliminates the errors that clinicians and technicians would make while hand-scoring items.
computer-generated reports and narratives - Answer: Computer-based assessment instru-ments often
provide computer-generated reports or narratives. These reports are auto-mated interpretations that
are generated based on user input and resulting test scores (Butcher, 2013). The reports may contain
very complex and detailed statements or summary statements.
Computer adaptive test - Answer: Computer-adaptive tests are tests that are specifically tai-lored to an
individual's ability level. The computer quickly locates the examinee's ability level and then tailors the
questions to that level. The first question is usually selected close to the passing level. If the test taker
answers the question correctly, a more difficult item is presented next. Using a computer-adaptive test,
test takers have a more personalized assessment experience in a controlled environment. Computer-
adaptive tests also provide sensitivity to the needs of users with disabilities, helping ensure equality and
fairness in testing.
