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? Evaluation of Test Materials and Procedures Scoring Guide .
? List of Tests by Type [PDF] .
? Plagiarism in Coursework .
? Learner Guide to APA Writing Feedback Rubric [PDF] .
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? Annotated Bibliography .
? Academic Integrity and Honesty [PDF] .
? APA Writing Feedback Rubric [PDF] .
? PSY7610 Library Research Guide .
In Unit 2, you selected one standardized test that has relevancy to your
academic and professional goal and focused on the first four elements of the
Code for selecting a test. In Unit 5, you focused on the fifth element of the Code,
which involved analyzing the evidence for technical quality of your selected test.
In Chapters 7 and 8 of your Psychological Testing and Assessment text, you
have been learning about test utility, test development, item analysis, and using
tests in a variety of settings and with a variety of test takers. In this assignment,
you will apply those concepts to your selected test for the Code's sixth, seventh,
and eighth elements. The Code (2004) states that test users, "(6) evaluate
representative samples of test questions or practice tests, directions, answer
sheets, manuals, and score reports before selecting a test; (7) evaluate
procedures and materials used by the test developers, as well as the resulting
test, to ensure that potentially offensive content or language is avoided; and (8)
select tests with appropriately modified forms or administration procedures for
test takes with disabilities who need special accommodations."
For this assignment, locate a minimum of five resources (a minimum three peer-
reviewed journal articles) pertaining to your test's construction, item
development, procedures utilized in construction to minimize offensive content,
and provisions of modifications and accommodations for test takers. You will not
be required or need to have a copy of your test to complete this assignment. You
may use many different types of references and sources to obtain this
information about your test. These references may include journal articles,
literature reviews, Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) reviews, reviews, and
publisher Web sites.
Information gathering and evaluation of these elements may require a keyword
search within each relevant review and research article. It may be helpful to do
keyword searches within those documents with the following
words: format, fair, fairness, bias, appropriate, accommodations, modifications,

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and computer or computer assisted. Subsequently, this particular assignment
requires a deeper search and provides a broader range of sources to fulfill the
minimum references. In almost all cases, you will be able to locate some level of
information on these elements.
For some newer test editions, literature may be scarce. Refer back to the Lists of
Tests by Type resource to see which tests are approved for supplementation with
articles that address earlier editions of the tests. If the "Combined Review
Allowed" column is marked "Yes," you can supplement your review with articles
addressing the designated prior version of the test.
Note: In future courses you may use the library's Interlibrary Loan service to
obtain articles outside of the collection, but you should not have to use the
service for PSY7610. In the event that you cannot find articles covering a newer
test edition, please refer to the List of Tests by Type in the Resources area. Note
which tests have been designated as acceptable for searching prior test editions.
If you are struggling with locating sufficient information about a particular test in
regard to an element in this assignment, then you will need to cite the references
or reviews involved in your search and identify this element as problematic for
your selected test as it lacks sufficient documentation in the literature for this
code or standard.
Compose your findings into a paper using the following outline (please use these
headings):
1. Title Page (required).
2. Abstract (optional).
3. Introduction: Identify the standardized test you selected in Unit 2, and its stated
purpose.
4. Test items and format.
? Identify type or format of test items.
? Identify formats of the test that are available (including alternate forms, audio,
computer, et cetera).
? Identify the types of scores obtained from the test. (Include information about
norms.)
? Evaluate and identify or cite positive aspects of test items and formats,
directions, answer sheets, and score reports.
? Evaluate and identify or cite negative aspects of test items and formats,
directions, answer sheets, and score reports.

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? Summarize the quality and appropriateness of the test items and formats,
directions, answer sheets, and score reports.
2. Fair and appropriate materials.
? Identify or cite positive and negative aspects of test materials that minimize
potentially offensive content or language. Explain.
? Identify or cite if the test allows appropriate modifications or accommodations.
Explain how or why it does not allow such modifications or accommodations.
? Cite at least one AERA standard for Supporting Documentation for Tests (see
Chapter 7 of your Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing text) that
are implicated in either the positive or negative aspects of your selected test.
2. Use of technology.
? Discuss and evaluate how advances in technology have been utilized or
incorporated with your selected test to address test items and format.
? Discuss and evaluate how advances in technology have been utilized or
incorporate with your selected test to address fair and appropriate materials.
2. Synthesis of findings.
? Identify any major strengths you identified for your test in terms of test items and
materials.
? Identify any weaknesses, even if they are relative, regarding your test in terms of
test items and materials.
2. Conclusions and recommendations.
? Evaluate your selected test based on the strengths and weaknesses, and
advantages and disadvantages of the test items, materials, and their
appropriateness.
? Make at least three recommendations about improvements that could be
considered to improve the test, if applicable. Cite standards (AERA) to support
each recommendation.
2. References (required, use current APA format and style).
Additional Requirements
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
? References: A minimum of five references (a minimum of three peer-reviewed
journal articles among the five).
? Length of paper: At least five pages (not including title page, abstract, or
references).

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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
Note: Your instructor may also use the APA Writing Feedback Rubric to provide
additional feedback on your academic writing. The writing feedback rubric does
not affect your assignment grade, but its feedback may factor into the grading
criteria, if professional communication and writing is a course competency.
Evaluate your own work using this rubric. Refer to the Learner Guide for
instructions on viewing instructor feedback.