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    Psychological testing and assessment involves using measurement devices to obtain evidence about people's characteristics for a specific purpose. Tests can be overt or covert, and fall into categories like ability, achievement, aptitude, intelligence, and personality tests. Testing refers to all concepts and uses of psychological tests, while assessment is any systematic method of drawing inferences from tests, exams, and surveys. Tests are developed and used in various settings like education, counseling, clinical, and business contexts by parties including test developers, users, and takers. Evaluating test quality considers reliability, validity, and information from sources like manuals, journals, and databases.

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    Psychological testing and assessment involves using measurement devices to obtain evidence about people's characteristics for a specific purpose. Tests can be overt or covert, and fall into categories like ability, achievement, aptitude, intelligence, and personality tests. Testing refers to all concepts and uses of psychological tests, while assessment is any systematic method of drawing inferences from tests, exams, and surveys. Tests are developed and used in various settings like education, counseling, clinical, and business contexts by parties including test developers, users, and takers. Evaluating test quality considers reliability, validity, and information from sources like manuals, journals, and databases.

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    Chapter 1: Psychological Testing and Assessment

    What a Test Is
    Measurement device
    Designed to do what?
    What does it allow?
    Narrow focus

    Tests
    Psychological Tests
    Overt
    Covert

    Categories of Psychological Tests


    Ability Tests
    Achievement
    Aptitude
    Intelligence
    Personality Tests
    Structured
    Projective

    Testing and Assessment


    WHAT IS IT?? (not a rhetorical question)

    Testing and Assessment Defined


    Testing: refers to all possible uses, applications, and underlying concepts of psychological
    tests.
    Assessment: any systematic method of obtaining evidence from tests, exams, and surveys
    to draw inferences about characteristics of people, objects, or programs for a specific
    purpose.

    The Tools of Psychological Assessment


    The portfolio
    Case history data
    Behavioral observation
    Computers as tools
    Other tools

    Who, What and Why?


    Who Are the Parties?
    The test developer
    The test user
    The test taker
    Society at large
    What Types of Settings Are Assessments Conducted in and Why?
    Educational settings
    Counseling settings
    Clinical settings
    Business settings
    Other settings

    Evaluating the Quality of Tests


    What is a Good Test?
    Reliability
    Validity
    Other settings
    Reference Sources for Test Information
    Test catalogues
    Test manuals
    Journal articles
    Online and CD-Rom databases
    Other sources
    Reference Sources for Test Information
    Test manuals
    Journal articles
    Online and CD-ROM databases
    Other sources

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