Psychometric Properties Of Assessments

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types of normative data

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age
gender
diagnostic groupings

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validity

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measures the assessment's accuracy to determine if the tool measures what it is was intended to measure

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face validity

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establishes how well the assessment instrument appears "on the face of it" to meet its stated purpose (e.g. an activity configuration looks like it measures time use)

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content validity

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establishes that the content included in the evaluation is representative of content that could be measures (e.g. does the content of a role checklist provide an adequate listing of roles?)

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criterion validity

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compares the assessment tool to another one with already established validity

reported as a correlation (the higher the correlation the better the criterion validity)

two types: concurrent validity & predictive validity

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concurrent validity

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type of criterion validity

compares the results of two instruments given at about the same time

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predictive validity

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type of criterion validity

compares the degree to which an instrument can predict performance on future criterion

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reliability

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establishes the consistency and stability of the evaluation
If reliable, the evaluation measurement/scores are the same from time to time, place to place, and evaluation to evaluation

scored as either a correlation or a percentage to ID the deg. to which the two items agree/relate

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inter-rater reliability

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aka inter-observer reliability

establishes that different raters using the same assessment tool will achieve the same results

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test-retest reliability

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establishes that the same results will be obtained when the evaluation is administered twice by the same administrator

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Types of Intervention:
Primary prevention

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the reduction of the incidence or occurrence of a disease or disorder within a population that is currently well or considered to be potentially risk (e.g. parenting skills classes for teen parents to prevent child neglect or abuse)

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Types of Intervention:
Secondary prevention

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the early detection of problems in a population at risk to reduce the duration of a disorder/disease and/or minimize its effects through early detection/diagnosis, early appropriate referral and early/effective intervention (e.g. the screening of infants born prematurely for developmental delays and the immediate implementation of intervention for identified delays)

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Types of Intervention:
Tertiary prevention

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the elimination or reduction of the impact of dysfunction on an individual (e.g. the provision of rehabilitation services to maximize community participation)