Module code: PYC4807
Essay Assignment
Assignment number: 02
Title of study: Assessment process for Becky
Surname: De Villiers Initials: A
Student number: 54706238
Examination period: October/November 2020
Page 1
, CONTENTS
1 TITLE OF ESSAY …………………………………………………………..….. Page 3
2 INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………...……...…... Page 3
3 CONTEXT AND AIM OF THE ASSESSMENT………………………….…... Page 3
3.1 Reason for referral …………………………….……………….….............……... Page 3
3.2 Rationale for testing ………………...……………..…….……………………….. Page 4
4 COMPILING A TEST BATTERY ………………….…………….……. ……... Page 5
4.1 The context of assessment and the reason for testing ……………..……………... Page 5
4.1.1 Screening measures …………………………………………………………………. Page 6
4.1.2 Diagnostic measures ………………………………………………………………… Page 6
4.2 The aim and purpose of the measure ………………...………….………………... Page 7
4.3 The norm group…………………… ………………...………….……….……….. Page 8
4.4 The psychometric properties of the measure ………...………….……….……….. Page 9
5 ADMINISTRATION, INTERPRETATION OF RESULT & FEEDBACK ... Page 10
5.1 Administration ……………………………………..………………...................... Page 10
5.2 Ethics ……………………………………….……………...……………………. Page 10
5.3 Interpretation …………………..………………………...……………...………. Page 11
5.4 Feedback ……..……………………………………………………..................… Page 12
6 CONCLUSION …………………………………………...……….…………….. Page 12
7 LIST OF REFERENCES ………………………………………..…….… …….. Page 13
8 PLAGIARISM DECLARATION …………………………….……………..… Page 14
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Essay Assignment
Assignment number: 02
Title of study: Assessment process for Becky
Surname: De Villiers Initials: A
Student number: 54706238
Examination period: October/November 2020
Page 1
, CONTENTS
1 TITLE OF ESSAY …………………………………………………………..….. Page 3
2 INTRODUCTION …………………………………………………...……...…... Page 3
3 CONTEXT AND AIM OF THE ASSESSMENT………………………….…... Page 3
3.1 Reason for referral …………………………….……………….….............……... Page 3
3.2 Rationale for testing ………………...……………..…….……………………….. Page 4
4 COMPILING A TEST BATTERY ………………….…………….……. ……... Page 5
4.1 The context of assessment and the reason for testing ……………..……………... Page 5
4.1.1 Screening measures …………………………………………………………………. Page 6
4.1.2 Diagnostic measures ………………………………………………………………… Page 6
4.2 The aim and purpose of the measure ………………...………….………………... Page 7
4.3 The norm group…………………… ………………...………….……….……….. Page 8
4.4 The psychometric properties of the measure ………...………….……….……….. Page 9
5 ADMINISTRATION, INTERPRETATION OF RESULT & FEEDBACK ... Page 10
5.1 Administration ……………………………………..………………...................... Page 10
5.2 Ethics ……………………………………….……………...……………………. Page 10
5.3 Interpretation …………………..………………………...……………...………. Page 11
5.4 Feedback ……..……………………………………………………..................… Page 12
6 CONCLUSION …………………………………………...……….…………….. Page 12
7 LIST OF REFERENCES ………………………………………..…….… …….. Page 13
8 PLAGIARISM DECLARATION …………………………….……………..… Page 14
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