PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
PYC4807
JULY 2, 2018
CN MBOKODO
42093139
, Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 2
CONTEXT AND AIM OF THE ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................... 2
PERSON-FIT ENVIRONMENT APPROACH .................................................................................................... 3
Assessing intelligence ................................................................................................................................... 4
Assessing aptitude ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Interest questionnaires ................................................................................................................................. 4
Assessing values ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Assessing personality .................................................................................................................................... 5
THE TEST BATTERY........................................................................................................................................ 5
Measure of cognitive ability: Learning Potential Computerized Adaptive Test (LPCAT) .............................. 6
Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ32) ....................................................................................... 6
An assessment of Aptitudes: DIFFERENTIAL APTITUDE TEST (DAT) ............................................................. 6
ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................................................................ 7
PREPARATION............................................................................................................................................... 7
DUTIES OF A PRACTITIONER DURING ASSESSMENT .................................................................................. 8
DUTIES OF A PRACTITIONER AFTER ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................... 8
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 8
INTERPRETATION ......................................................................................................................................... 9
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................. 10
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................... 12
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PYC4807
JULY 2, 2018
CN MBOKODO
42093139
, Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 2
CONTEXT AND AIM OF THE ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................... 2
PERSON-FIT ENVIRONMENT APPROACH .................................................................................................... 3
Assessing intelligence ................................................................................................................................... 4
Assessing aptitude ........................................................................................................................................ 4
Interest questionnaires ................................................................................................................................. 4
Assessing values ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Assessing personality .................................................................................................................................... 5
THE TEST BATTERY........................................................................................................................................ 5
Measure of cognitive ability: Learning Potential Computerized Adaptive Test (LPCAT) .............................. 6
Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ32) ....................................................................................... 6
An assessment of Aptitudes: DIFFERENTIAL APTITUDE TEST (DAT) ............................................................. 6
ADMINISTRATION ........................................................................................................................................ 7
PREPARATION............................................................................................................................................... 7
DUTIES OF A PRACTITIONER DURING ASSESSMENT .................................................................................. 8
DUTIES OF A PRACTITIONER AFTER ASSESSMENT ..................................................................................... 8
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 8
INTERPRETATION ......................................................................................................................................... 9
CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................. 10
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................... 12
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