PSYC 3090 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Dynamic Assessment, Psychological Testing, Psychological Evaluation
10 May 2017
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Roots of psyc testing france early 20th century. Alfred binet, test to help place paris children in appropriate classes. Binets test lead to more test developers, publishers + test users. Ww1 testing meant screening thousands of military recruits. Ww2 semantic change between testing + assessment. Ww2 used psyc tests like group interview to simulate interrogation to find good candidates. Assessment center approach to personnel evaluation inspired by assessment data gathering + evaluation by highly trained staff. Assessment means tests are only one type of tool being used and value is linked to assessor. Psychological assessment: the gathering + integrating of psychological data for psychological evaluation through the use of tests, interviews, case studies, behavioral observation + specially designed apparatuses and measurement procedures. Psychological test: a measuring device or procedure designed to measure psychology-related variables. Collaborative psychological assessment: the assessor a(cid:374)d assess (cid:373)ay (cid:449)ork as (cid:862)part(cid:374)ers(cid:863) fro(cid:373) initial contact through final feedback.
