IOP3701 INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING AND ASSESSMENT:
ASSESSMENT: 4 SEMESTER 2 (2024)
CHAPTERS: 10 – 18 Foxcroft and Roodt (2018,2023)
MARKS: 50
Opens: Tuesday, 01 October 2024, 08:00 am
Due: Thursday, 31 October 2024, 23:00 pm
BACKGROUND:
You are a registered psychometrist working at a university counselling centre. The
centre provides a range of psychometric assessment services to support students
facing academic and personal challenges. Recently, there has been an increase in
students seeking help due to stress, anxiety, and uncertainties about their future
careers. You have been tasked with developing a comprehensive assessment process
that incorporates psychometric tools to better understand these students' needs and
provide targeted support.
CASE OVERVIEW:
A 21-year-old undergraduate student, Sam, has approached the counselling centre.
Sam is in his third year of studies and reports feeling overwhelmed with academic
pressures, experiencing low motivation, and struggling with decision-making regarding
his future career path. His academic performance has declined, and he has expressed
feelings of anxiety and low mood. As a psychometrist, your role is to design a tailored
assessment process using various psychometric tools to provide insights into Sam’s
cognitive functioning, well-being and personality traits.
Student Instructions
,You are required to complete this assignment based on the provided case study. The
assignment must be professionally written and well-structured. Please ensure that each
question is clearly indicated and that your responses are directly linked to the case
study.
QUESTION 1.
Define dynamic assessment and explain how it differs from traditional
assessment methods. In the context of Sam’s academic struggles, how could
you apply dynamic assessment to identify his learning potential?
Dynamic assessment is a way to test how well someone can learn, not just what they
already know. Instead of just giving a test and getting a score, dynamic assessment
helps the person while they’re taking the test to see how much they can improve with
some help.
Regular tests only show how much someone knows right now. Dynamic assessment
tries to see how much better someone can do if they get help, showing how well they
can learn in the future. In a regular test, you do the test on your own with no help. In
dynamic assessment, the person testing you might give hints or explain things to see if
you do better with a little help. Dynamic assessment is more about understanding how
you learn, not just what you already know. It also takes into account things like where
you grew up, your school, or if you had chances to learn. Regular tests often don’t think
about these things.
How dynamic assessment can help Sam
Sam is having trouble with school because he feels stressed and unsure about his
future. A dynamic assessment could help find out if he can do better when he gets
help. With dynamic assessment, Sam would get help during the test to see if he can
learn and improve. This would show whether he’s struggling because of his abilities or
just because he’s feeling stressed and overwhelmed. The test would help find out if
Sam has specific problems, like focusing or remembering things, and whether these
problems get better when someone helps him.
, The results would show what kind of help Sam needs to get better at learning, and you
could make a plan to support him, like extra tutoring or emotional support.
Dynamic assessment helps not only figure out where Sam is struggling now but also
how much he can improve with the right support
QUESTION 2.
Discuss the principles of positive psychology and how they can be applied to enhance
well- being in individuals like Sam, who is experiencing academic stress. Discuss
PANAS as a measure of well-being that could be utilised to assess Sam's current
state.
Abundance
This idea means looking at what is good in life instead of just what is wrong. For Sam,
he can think about things he does well and what makes him happy. Instead of only
focusing on his problems at school, he can find his strengths and think about how to
make them even better. This can help him feel more hopeful and motivated.
Virtues and Strengths
Everyone has special strengths that make them who they are. Sam can think about
what he is good at, like drawing, helping others, or being a good friend. By using these
strengths, he can feel more confident. If he is great at working with others, he could
join study groups to help him with his classes.
Positive Deviance
This idea is about trying new and different ways to solve problems. For Sam, it means
being brave enough to try things that are not the usual ways of studying. Instead of
stressing out, he could find fun ways to learn, like making games or using videos.
ASSESSMENT: 4 SEMESTER 2 (2024)
CHAPTERS: 10 – 18 Foxcroft and Roodt (2018,2023)
MARKS: 50
Opens: Tuesday, 01 October 2024, 08:00 am
Due: Thursday, 31 October 2024, 23:00 pm
BACKGROUND:
You are a registered psychometrist working at a university counselling centre. The
centre provides a range of psychometric assessment services to support students
facing academic and personal challenges. Recently, there has been an increase in
students seeking help due to stress, anxiety, and uncertainties about their future
careers. You have been tasked with developing a comprehensive assessment process
that incorporates psychometric tools to better understand these students' needs and
provide targeted support.
CASE OVERVIEW:
A 21-year-old undergraduate student, Sam, has approached the counselling centre.
Sam is in his third year of studies and reports feeling overwhelmed with academic
pressures, experiencing low motivation, and struggling with decision-making regarding
his future career path. His academic performance has declined, and he has expressed
feelings of anxiety and low mood. As a psychometrist, your role is to design a tailored
assessment process using various psychometric tools to provide insights into Sam’s
cognitive functioning, well-being and personality traits.
Student Instructions
,You are required to complete this assignment based on the provided case study. The
assignment must be professionally written and well-structured. Please ensure that each
question is clearly indicated and that your responses are directly linked to the case
study.
QUESTION 1.
Define dynamic assessment and explain how it differs from traditional
assessment methods. In the context of Sam’s academic struggles, how could
you apply dynamic assessment to identify his learning potential?
Dynamic assessment is a way to test how well someone can learn, not just what they
already know. Instead of just giving a test and getting a score, dynamic assessment
helps the person while they’re taking the test to see how much they can improve with
some help.
Regular tests only show how much someone knows right now. Dynamic assessment
tries to see how much better someone can do if they get help, showing how well they
can learn in the future. In a regular test, you do the test on your own with no help. In
dynamic assessment, the person testing you might give hints or explain things to see if
you do better with a little help. Dynamic assessment is more about understanding how
you learn, not just what you already know. It also takes into account things like where
you grew up, your school, or if you had chances to learn. Regular tests often don’t think
about these things.
How dynamic assessment can help Sam
Sam is having trouble with school because he feels stressed and unsure about his
future. A dynamic assessment could help find out if he can do better when he gets
help. With dynamic assessment, Sam would get help during the test to see if he can
learn and improve. This would show whether he’s struggling because of his abilities or
just because he’s feeling stressed and overwhelmed. The test would help find out if
Sam has specific problems, like focusing or remembering things, and whether these
problems get better when someone helps him.
, The results would show what kind of help Sam needs to get better at learning, and you
could make a plan to support him, like extra tutoring or emotional support.
Dynamic assessment helps not only figure out where Sam is struggling now but also
how much he can improve with the right support
QUESTION 2.
Discuss the principles of positive psychology and how they can be applied to enhance
well- being in individuals like Sam, who is experiencing academic stress. Discuss
PANAS as a measure of well-being that could be utilised to assess Sam's current
state.
Abundance
This idea means looking at what is good in life instead of just what is wrong. For Sam,
he can think about things he does well and what makes him happy. Instead of only
focusing on his problems at school, he can find his strengths and think about how to
make them even better. This can help him feel more hopeful and motivated.
Virtues and Strengths
Everyone has special strengths that make them who they are. Sam can think about
what he is good at, like drawing, helping others, or being a good friend. By using these
strengths, he can feel more confident. If he is great at working with others, he could
join study groups to help him with his classes.
Positive Deviance
This idea is about trying new and different ways to solve problems. For Sam, it means
being brave enough to try things that are not the usual ways of studying. Instead of
stressing out, he could find fun ways to learn, like making games or using videos.
