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PART29ONE29The29Principles29of29Assessment29C
hapter291:29Introduction29to29Assessment
Introduction
What29Is29Assessment?
The29Purposes29of29Assessment
Multiple29Methods29and29Multiple29Sourc
es29The29Assessment29Process
Competencies29Required29for29Assessment
29Historical29Perspectives
Assessment29and29Technology29
Computer-
Based29Assessment29Internet
-Based29Assessment
Controversial29Issues29in29Assessment29Su
mmary
Moving29Forward29Quest
ions29for29Discussion29Su
ggested29Activities29Refe
rences
Multiple29Choice29Questions
1. Which29of29the29following29statements29is29the29most29accurate?
a. Assessment29begins29after29the29first29face-to-face29meeting29with29a29client.
b. Assessment29occurs29only29in29the29first29meeting29with29a29client.
c. Assessment29occurs29throughout29the29course29of29the29helping29relationship.
d. All29of29the29above.
2. In29addition29to29tests,29professionals29may29also29gather29client29information29from:
a. interviews
b. observations
c. collateral29sources
d. all29of29the29above
3. Which29statement29is29correct?
a. Assessment29is29only29one29part29of29the29overall29testing29process.
b. Testing29is29only29one29part29of29the29overall29assessment29process.
c. Testing29integrates29test29information29with29information29from29other29sources.
d. None29of29the29above
4. is29a29quick29process,29usually29involving29a29single29procedure29of29instrument.
a. Screening
b. Testing
c. Assessment
d. Psychological29evaluation
5. Assessment29involves29selecting29and29utilizing29 of29data29collection.
a. multiple29observations
b. multiple29tests
c. multiple29methods
d. multiple29techniques
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6. A29client29is29assessed29to29determine29a29course29of29outcome29that29would29improve29his29or29her29concern
s29or29problems.29In29this29situation,29the29purpose29for29assessment29is:
a. screening
b. identification29and29diagnosis
c. intervention29planning
d. progress29and29outcome29evaluation
7. The29first29and29most29important29step29in29the29assessment29process29is29to:
a. determine29if29the29client29is29suitable29for29services
b. screen29the29client29for29potential29problems29and29concerns
c. identify29the29client’s29problems29to29be29addressed29and29the29reason29for29assessment
d. none29of29the29above
8. Identify29the29correct29order29of29the29steps29of29the29assessment29process:
a. select29and29implement29assessment29methods;29identify29the29problem;29evaluate29the29assessment29infor
mation;29report29assessment29results29and29make29recommendations
b. identify29the29problem;29select29and29implement29assessment29methods;29evaluate29the29assessment29infor
mation;29report29assessment29results29and29make29recommendations
c. identify29the29problem;29evaluate29the29assessment29information;29select29and29implement29assessment29
methods;29report29assessment29results29and29make29recommendations
d. select29and29implement29assessment29methods;29evaluate29the29assessment29information;29identify29the29p
roblem;29report29assessment29results29and29make29recommendations
9. One29of29the29first29scales29to29differentiate29between29children29who29could29or29could29not29function29in29a29
regular29classroom29was29developed29by:
a. Binet
b. Otis
c. Simon
d. Thorndike
10. Complaints29about29test29use29include29all29EXCEPT:
a. Testing29is29an29invasion29of29privacy.
b. Tests29are29gender-biased29and29use29inappropriate29language,29examples,29and29illustrations.
c. Tests29are29culturally29biased;29they29are29unfair29and29discriminate29against29minority29groups.
d. Tests29do29not29demonstrate29a29master29of29competencies;29we29must29always29rely29on29grades29and29diplomas.
11. Testing29began:
a. Around29200029years29ago
b. Around2950029years29ago
c. Around2910029years29ago
d. Around295029years29ago
12. The29first29major29personality29assessment29was29also29developed29for29use29during:
a. World29War29I
b. World29War29II
c. The29Vietnam29War
d. The29Gulf29War
13. In29recent29years,29the29prevailing29political29philosophy29in29the29United29States29has29changed29from:
a. a29liberal29to29a29more29conservative29orientation
b. humanistic-based29approaches29to29competency-based29approaches
c. low29accountability29in29education29to29high29accountability29in29education
d. all29of29the29above
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14. Early29interest29in29measuring29intelligence29dates29back29to29the29late2919th29century29when29
29applied29Darwi
n’s29evolutionary29theory29to29attempt29to29demonstrate29a29hereditary29basis29for29intelligence.
a. Binet
b. Galton
c. Cattell
d. Simon
15. The29first29group29intelligence29test29used29in29the29United29States29military29service29was29the:
a. Armed29Forces29Qualification29Test
b. Armed29Services29Vocational29Aptitude29Battery
c. Army29Alpha29Test
d. Army29Beta29Test
16. Which29of29the29following29are29advantages29to29using29computer29administered29assessment29instruments?
a. Increased29delivery
b. Potential29time29savings
c. The29ability29for29items29to29be29adapted29or29tailored29based29on29the29test29taker’s29response29to29a29previous29
item
d. All29of29the29above
17. The29primary29purpose29of29
is29to29gather29background29information29about29the29client29relevant29to29t
he29reason29for29assessment.
a. tests
b. observations
c. interviews
d. collateral29sources
18. 29is29an29assessment29method29that29involves29watching29and29recording29the29behavior
a. of29an29individual29in29a29particular29environment.
b. Testing
c. Observation
d. Interviewing
e. Reviewing29records
Essay29Questions
1. Define29the29term29“assessment,”29and29compare29and29contrast29the29four29general29purposes29of29assessment.
2. Identify29and29describe29the29three29broad29categories29of29assessment29“methods.”29Explain29the29purpose29of29usin
g29multiple29methods29in29assessment29as29opposed29to29a29single29assessment29instrument.
3. Compare29and29contrast29formal29assessment29instruments29and29informal29assessment29instruments/strategies29and2
9provide29three29examples29of29each.
4. List29and29describe29each29of29the29four29steps29of29the29assessment29process.
5. Trace29the29history29of29psychological29and29educational29assessment29from29ancient29time29to29the29present.
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hapter291:29Introduction29to29Assessment
Introduction
What29Is29Assessment?
The29Purposes29of29Assessment
Multiple29Methods29and29Multiple29Sourc
es29The29Assessment29Process
Competencies29Required29for29Assessment
29Historical29Perspectives
Assessment29and29Technology29
Computer-
Based29Assessment29Internet
-Based29Assessment
Controversial29Issues29in29Assessment29Su
mmary
Moving29Forward29Quest
ions29for29Discussion29Su
ggested29Activities29Refe
rences
Multiple29Choice29Questions
1. Which29of29the29following29statements29is29the29most29accurate?
a. Assessment29begins29after29the29first29face-to-face29meeting29with29a29client.
b. Assessment29occurs29only29in29the29first29meeting29with29a29client.
c. Assessment29occurs29throughout29the29course29of29the29helping29relationship.
d. All29of29the29above.
2. In29addition29to29tests,29professionals29may29also29gather29client29information29from:
a. interviews
b. observations
c. collateral29sources
d. all29of29the29above
3. Which29statement29is29correct?
a. Assessment29is29only29one29part29of29the29overall29testing29process.
b. Testing29is29only29one29part29of29the29overall29assessment29process.
c. Testing29integrates29test29information29with29information29from29other29sources.
d. None29of29the29above
4. is29a29quick29process,29usually29involving29a29single29procedure29of29instrument.
a. Screening
b. Testing
c. Assessment
d. Psychological29evaluation
5. Assessment29involves29selecting29and29utilizing29 of29data29collection.
a. multiple29observations
b. multiple29tests
c. multiple29methods
d. multiple29techniques
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6. A29client29is29assessed29to29determine29a29course29of29outcome29that29would29improve29his29or29her29concern
s29or29problems.29In29this29situation,29the29purpose29for29assessment29is:
a. screening
b. identification29and29diagnosis
c. intervention29planning
d. progress29and29outcome29evaluation
7. The29first29and29most29important29step29in29the29assessment29process29is29to:
a. determine29if29the29client29is29suitable29for29services
b. screen29the29client29for29potential29problems29and29concerns
c. identify29the29client’s29problems29to29be29addressed29and29the29reason29for29assessment
d. none29of29the29above
8. Identify29the29correct29order29of29the29steps29of29the29assessment29process:
a. select29and29implement29assessment29methods;29identify29the29problem;29evaluate29the29assessment29infor
mation;29report29assessment29results29and29make29recommendations
b. identify29the29problem;29select29and29implement29assessment29methods;29evaluate29the29assessment29infor
mation;29report29assessment29results29and29make29recommendations
c. identify29the29problem;29evaluate29the29assessment29information;29select29and29implement29assessment29
methods;29report29assessment29results29and29make29recommendations
d. select29and29implement29assessment29methods;29evaluate29the29assessment29information;29identify29the29p
roblem;29report29assessment29results29and29make29recommendations
9. One29of29the29first29scales29to29differentiate29between29children29who29could29or29could29not29function29in29a29
regular29classroom29was29developed29by:
a. Binet
b. Otis
c. Simon
d. Thorndike
10. Complaints29about29test29use29include29all29EXCEPT:
a. Testing29is29an29invasion29of29privacy.
b. Tests29are29gender-biased29and29use29inappropriate29language,29examples,29and29illustrations.
c. Tests29are29culturally29biased;29they29are29unfair29and29discriminate29against29minority29groups.
d. Tests29do29not29demonstrate29a29master29of29competencies;29we29must29always29rely29on29grades29and29diplomas.
11. Testing29began:
a. Around29200029years29ago
b. Around2950029years29ago
c. Around2910029years29ago
d. Around295029years29ago
12. The29first29major29personality29assessment29was29also29developed29for29use29during:
a. World29War29I
b. World29War29II
c. The29Vietnam29War
d. The29Gulf29War
13. In29recent29years,29the29prevailing29political29philosophy29in29the29United29States29has29changed29from:
a. a29liberal29to29a29more29conservative29orientation
b. humanistic-based29approaches29to29competency-based29approaches
c. low29accountability29in29education29to29high29accountability29in29education
d. all29of29the29above
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14. Early29interest29in29measuring29intelligence29dates29back29to29the29late2919th29century29when29
29applied29Darwi
n’s29evolutionary29theory29to29attempt29to29demonstrate29a29hereditary29basis29for29intelligence.
a. Binet
b. Galton
c. Cattell
d. Simon
15. The29first29group29intelligence29test29used29in29the29United29States29military29service29was29the:
a. Armed29Forces29Qualification29Test
b. Armed29Services29Vocational29Aptitude29Battery
c. Army29Alpha29Test
d. Army29Beta29Test
16. Which29of29the29following29are29advantages29to29using29computer29administered29assessment29instruments?
a. Increased29delivery
b. Potential29time29savings
c. The29ability29for29items29to29be29adapted29or29tailored29based29on29the29test29taker’s29response29to29a29previous29
item
d. All29of29the29above
17. The29primary29purpose29of29
is29to29gather29background29information29about29the29client29relevant29to29t
he29reason29for29assessment.
a. tests
b. observations
c. interviews
d. collateral29sources
18. 29is29an29assessment29method29that29involves29watching29and29recording29the29behavior
a. of29an29individual29in29a29particular29environment.
b. Testing
c. Observation
d. Interviewing
e. Reviewing29records
Essay29Questions
1. Define29the29term29“assessment,”29and29compare29and29contrast29the29four29general29purposes29of29assessment.
2. Identify29and29describe29the29three29broad29categories29of29assessment29“methods.”29Explain29the29purpose29of29usin
g29multiple29methods29in29assessment29as29opposed29to29a29single29assessment29instrument.
3. Compare29and29contrast29formal29assessment29instruments29and29informal29assessment29instruments/strategies29and2
9provide29three29examples29of29each.
4. List29and29describe29each29of29the29four29steps29of29the29assessment29process.
5. Trace29the29history29of29psychological29and29educational29assessment29from29ancient29time29to29the29present.
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