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Unit 2 Assignment 1àDUE 07/18/18 Review and Selection of a Standardized Test In Unit 1, you read "The Concerns of the Profession" on pages 66–68 of your Psychological Testing and Assessment text as well as the Code

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Unit 2 Assignment 1àDUE 07/18/18
Review and Selection of a Standardized Test
In Unit 1, you read "The Concerns of the Profession" on pages 66–68 of your
Psychological Testing and Assessment text as well as the Code. While the Code
addresses the roles of test developers and test users separately, you will be
following the standards for test users and, specifically, the section on selecting
tests (refer page 5). There are nine elements to consider when selecting a test. You
will focus on the first four of these elements for this assignment.
In your paper:
•Identify a test category that is relevant to your academic and professional career
goals. The List of Tests by Type document identifies the 10 categories you may
choose from. They include (1) intelligence/cognitive abilities, (2)
achievement/aptitude, (3) personality, (4) behavior, (5) adaptive behavior, (6)
neuropsychological, (7) career/business/organization, (8) autism, (9) depression,
and (10) preschool.
•Select three tests from a single category using the List of Tests by Type document.
Note: If you have an interest in a particular test that is not on this list, then you
may, as an option, submit a request to your instructor to include it in your first
assignment with two other tests on the list in the same category. Your instructor
will review it and determine if you may proceed with including that test in your
assignment or recommend that you select three tests from the list.)
•Compare and contrast these three tests according to the Code's first four elements.
?Access the Capella library and conduct a search. Use the Mental Measurements
Yearbook (MMY) database from Buros to locate and read a review for each test.
Mental Measurements Yearbook is located on the Capella Library's Database A–Z
page.
?Visit the publishers' Web site for each test to obtain additional information.
?Return to the Capella library to choose a database, for example, PsycINFO,
PsycARTICLES, ERIC (education research). Search for journal articles that are
relevant to the four elements and each test. (See the PSY7610 Library Search
Guide, linked in the Resources, for search advice. An optional worksheet is also
provided to you in the resources to facilitate your research and literature review.)
Organize your paper using the following headings (please use these headings):

1.Title page (required).
2.Abstract (optional).
3.Introduction. ?Identify your particular area of specialization and career goals, and
the three tests you will research and review.

4.Element 1. "Define the purpose for testing, the content and skills to be tested, and
the intended test takers" (Code, 2004, p. 5, See #1). Describe your findings for all
three tests citing references. Use this section to introduce each test and report on
each of the three elements: purpose, content and skills, and intended test takers.
5.Element 2. Describe "the appropriateness of test content, skills tested, and
content coverage for the intended purpose of testing" (Code, 2004, p. 5, See #2).
Describe your findings for each test citing references. Use this section to report on
unique comments or research that evaluate any aspects of the appropriateness of
each test. There may be a wide range of facets considering appropriateness that
may be unique to each particular test under consideration.
6.Element 3. Describe "materials provided by test developers and select tests for
which clear, accurate, and complete information is provided" (Code, 2004, p. 5.
See #3). Describe your findings for each test, citing references. Use this section to
describe either reviews or your evaluation of the materials described in the sources
you locate for each test under consideration.
7.Element 4. "Select tests through a process that includes persons with appropriate
knowledge, skills, and training" (Code, 2004, p. 5. See #4). Include specific
publisher information about test-user qualification (for example, Level A, B, or C;
or other classification). Describe your findings for each test, citing references.
8.Compare and contrast. ?Compare and contrast the three tests based on these four
elements (that is, 1–4).
?Decide which test will be the focus of your course project, based on your
evaluation of the three tests. Explain your choice. All future assignments will be
focused only on this one test that you determine here.

9.References (required, use current APA format and style).

You may use the Optional Research Worksheet given in the resources to complete
this assignment.
Additional Requirements
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
•References: A minimum of nine references are required for this assignment. These
resources may include all of the reference sources identified in your Psychological
Testing and Assessment text (pages 29–35), but must include: ?Three Mental
Measurements Yearbook test reviews from Buros (one for each test).
?Three test publisher Web sites (one for each test).
?Three journal articles (one for each test).
•Length of paper: A minimum of five pages of content, not including the title page
or references (an abstract is not required).
•APA format: Current APA format and style is required throughout. Be sure to use
correct format and style for each respective type of reference, for example, Web
site versus journal).

Reference
Joint Committee on Testing Practices. (2004). Code of fair testing practices in education.
Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/science/programs/testing/fair-testing.pdf
Book Info
Cohen, R. J. & Swerdlik, M. E. (2018). Psychological testing and assessment: An introduction to
tests and measurement (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9781259870507.

Buros Info
: http://buros.org/pdfs/How-to-Cite-Buros-publications.pdf

http://buros.org/using-mental-measurements-yearbook-review-evaluate-test

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