Psychological Testing and Assessment
Psychological Testing and Assessment
Psychological Testing and Assessment
TESTING AND
ASSESSMENT
TESTING
ORefer to everything from
administration of a test,
up to the interpretation
of a test score.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment is to test
the value of
something using
various tools
PSYCHOLOGICAL
ASSESSMENT
Refers as the gathering and
integration of psychology related
data for the purpose of making a
psychological evaluation that is
accomplished through the use of
tools such as test , interviews,
case studies, behavioral
observation and specially
designed apparatuses and
measurement procedures
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
is the process of
measuring psychologyrelated variables by
means devices or
procedures designed to
obtain a sample behavior.
COMPARISON OF TESTING
AND ASSESSMENT
ASSESSME
TESTING
NT
Objective
Typically, to obtain
some gauge,
usually numerical
in nature, with
regard to an ability
or attribute.
Objective
Typically, to answer
a referral question,
solve a problem, or
arrive at a decision
through the use of
tools of evaluation.
TESTING
Process
Testing may be individual
or group in nature. After
test administration, the
tester will typically add
up the number of
correct answers or the
number of certain types
of responses . . . with
little if any regard for the
how or mechanics of such
content
ASSESSMENT
Process
Assessment is
typically
individualized. In
contrast to testing,
assessment more
typically focuses on
how an individual
processes rather than
simply the results of
that processing.
TESTING
Role of Evaluator
The tester is not key
to the process;
practically speaking,
one tester may be
substituted for
another tester
without appreciably
affecting the
evaluation.
ASSESSMENT
Role of Evaluator
The assessor is key
to the process of
selecting tests
and/or other tools
of evaluation as
well as in drawing
conclusions from
the entire
evaluation.
TESTING
Skill of Evaluator
Testing typically
requires technician-like
skills in terms of
administering and
scoring a test as well as
in interpreting a test
result.
Outcome
Typically, testing yields
a test score or series of
test scores.
ASSESSMENT
Skill of Evaluator
Assessment typically requires
an educated selection of
tools of evaluation, skill in
evaluation, and thoughtful
organization
and integration of data.
Outcome
Typically, assessment entails
a logical problem-solving
approach that brings to bear
many sources of data
designed to shed light on a
referral question.
DIFFERENT APPROACH IN
ASSESSMENT
O Collaborative Psychological
technical quality.
reference is made to what is called
the psychometric soundness of a
test
psychometrics may be dened as
the science of psychological
measurement.