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Test Evaluation (Criteria to understand test 10 to use in assignment ((1)…
Test Evaluation
Criteria to understand test
10 to use in assignment
(1)
Name and Version
short or full version
Normed in Aust?
(2)
Construct being Measured
Adaptive
Who rates the instrument? eg. clinician or self rated
(4)
Population and Cultural Issues
size and quality
(6)
Length of Assessment
how many items, how long to complete, can be done over several settings?
(7)
Ease to administer
How difficult, feasible for routine use, is it useful for practise or research
(8)
Scoring Rating Ease
(9)
How reliable?
does it measure over time
(10)
Validity and does it have face validit
y
(3)
Rater
(5)
Norms
Ethical Issues
Usefullness
Inappropriate labelling
Access to appropriate service and interventions
Decisions made by other professionals
Psychological assessment can be expensive
right test is used and APS guidelines
can discriminate eg. if not normed for client
APS - Ethics
Multi-Method Assessment
Sources of data
Assessment Methods
Areas Assessed
Results
Testing vs assessment
Testing-
Assessment - tools and multiple
4 Types - Screening, focussed, diagnositic, counselling
Screening - evaluation, not diagnostic, point in diresction, area of concern
Focussed - detailed, specific area domaine
Diagnoosed, more than one area, level and type of functioning, start to inform clinical or educational decisions
Counselling - progress overtime, how effective
These are then intergrated
Norm-referenced measure
a norm group
, standardised tests, specific q's, time limits, scoring specified
advantages - economical and efficient, quantification, strengths and deficits, peer grouping, baseline, require individual administering to have training
Interviews
- assessment meaningless without interview
Behavioural
- observations of behaviour, in natural surroundings
Informal Assessment Procedures
- written language, listening to reading, self-monitoring, Dr records, informal because not norm referenced and can not be used alone.
10 Key criteria