Tests And Appraisals In Counseling Midterm: Chapter 2

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Define formal assessment.

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Formal assessment refers to instruments that are *standardized* and *psychometrically sound* (proven reliability and validity)

structured materials, uniform administration procedures and consistent methods for scoring and interpretation.

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Define informal assessment.

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instruments and strategies toat are developed *without proven reliability and validity*.

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"Very flexible, Informal (non-standardized), Interviewer may follower a general format, and Widely-used" describes this type of interview.

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Unstructured Interview (informal interview type)

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"More flexible, Not completely standardized, Interviewers may probe and expand interviewee responses" describes this type of interview.

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Semi-Structured interview (part informal, part formal interview type)

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"Less flexible, formal (standardized), no deviation in procedure, and often used in research settings" describes this type of interview.

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Structured interview (formal interview type)

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Interview guidelines suggest 6 considerations before and during an interview, including:

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1) Concern self with physical setting and environment for interview.

2) Explain purpose of interview , how session will proceed, and how info will be used.

3) describe confidential nature of interview and explain that client has right to discuss or not discuss any info.

4) if standardized semi-structured or structured, abide by published administration procedures.

5) For unstructured, begin with open-ended questions and use more direct questions to fill in gaps. Avoid "why" questions.

6) Be alert to nonverbal and verbal behavior of interviewee.

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Tests that evaluate responses on the basis of correctness:

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Maximum-performance tests.

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Tests that simply elicit information about one's opinions and preferences:

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Typical-performance tests.

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Tests given to a single examinee, allowing examiners to observe verbal and nonverbal behavior.

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Individual Tests

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Efficient and cost-effective tests requiring less skill in administration and less training, given to more than one person at a time.

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Group Tests.

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These tests rely heavily on language usage,discriminating heavily toward native speakers of language are:

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Verbal Tests

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These tests reduce or completely eliminate the need for examinees to use language when taking the test.

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Nonverbal Tests.

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This type of test contains selected-response items (multiple choice, true/false, etc) each containing a single correct or best answer.

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Objective test

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This type of test consists of constructed response items (essays, performance tasks, portfolios, etc) that require judgmental decisions by the examiner to score the test.

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Subjective test.

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A group of tests or subtests administered to one person at a time.

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Battery.

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test developers (academicians or investigors), Test publishers, Test users, and Test takers are . . .

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Participants in the testing process

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Immediate scoring and reporting, test administration efficiency, flexible test administration schedules, greater test security, and reduced costs are some of the advantages of these types of tests.

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Computer-based tests

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A test that tailors test questions to the ability of each test taker is a . . .

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computer-adaptive test

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In observing, this type of scale consists of a series of written statements to which respondents indicate how much the agree or disagree (strongly disagree, disagree, . . . agree, strongly agree) this scale is not graphical, but most likely has checkboxes.

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Likert scale

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In observing, this type of scale consist of bipolar adjectives separated by a seven-point scale on which respondents select one point to indicate their response (place an "x" on the line to represent your current mood
anxious . . . . . . .calm)

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Semantic differential rating scale

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This type of observation mimics a real-life situation, but the setting is in a simulated work environment

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Contrived setting

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This observation setting takes place where the behavior(s) being studied naturally occur.

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Natural Setting.

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A firsthand account of actual behavior as it occurs is

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Direct Observation

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This observation relies on reports by others.

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Indirect Observation.

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The act of systematically observing and recording aspects of one's own behavior and/or events related to that behavior is

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Self-Monitoring

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Family members, professionals, or records are these types of sources

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Collaborative Sources

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A brief, descriptive narrative of an individual's behavior that is recorded after the behavior occurs is an

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Anecdotal Record (observation)