Psychometrics

Method Participants Students enrolled in an advanced psychology class at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee recruited participants. Each student enrolled in the class was required to recruit a minimum of eight participants to complete an online survey. Extra credit was available for recruiting additional participants. A sample of 327 emerging adults between the ages of 18 and 24 (M = 21.82, SD = 1.68) took part in the study. The majority of participants were female (55%). Participants were predominantly

Intellectual assessment and intelligence testing refer to the evolution of an individual’s general intellectual functioning and cognitive abilities (Samuel 2004) and also these assessments are de developed using standard procedures where the scores are recorded for the purpose of measuring achievement and compare the results with others in the society (Bordanora, 2001). Some authors stated that the inaccuracy of standard assessment results are caused by cultural bias (Klenowski 2009, Laros & Tellegen

2. What is a standard score? A standard score is a scores that enables us to refer to the performance of an individual pupil in relation to the whole population where the mean is 100 and the standard deviation is usually 15. It also allows schools to base their assessments per school year. This is due to standarised scores taking into account the age of the pupil. A pupil in year 9 that has a date of birth of September would generally be expected to get a higher raw score than a pupil born in

Reviews for the RBVSS show some ethical concerns that should be addressed when using the assessment in the school setting. According to Sink and Edwards’ (2005) review, the SVAS psychometric properties were less supported and the standardization sample did not include students in third or fourth grade, thus, the scores should be interpreted with caution. For example, if a student was only assessed with the SVAS without other forms of assessments being administered, the information may not be reliable

When one is bearing in mind the psychometric actuarial methods, one would tend to agree with Robyn Dawes quote in his article “ Clinical versus Actuarial Judgement “. Psychometric methods rely heavily upon the data that is collected for a uniformed decision. Human errors will always be a factor when comparing clinical methods to that of actuarial judgements. Psychometricians depend upon the data to provide validated observations, whereas clinicians may be biased by their individual observations.

The assessment instrument that I administered to one willingly volunteer was the, “Beck Depression Inventory-II” (BDI-II). The BDI-II was developed thanks to the extensive work of Aaron T. Beck, Gregory K. Brown, and Robert A. Steer. However, lets not forget that after their hard work, it was available thanks to The Psychological Corporation in San Antonio, Texas that was the corporation that published the BDI-II, in addition, the date of publication for this instrument was 1996 (Beck et al., 1996)

The Beck Depression Inventory-II was developed by Aaron T. Beck, Gregory K. Brown, and Robert A. Steer. The inventory was published by The Psychological Corporation in San Antonio, Texas in 1996. The BDI-II is available on the Q-global which offers 24 hours 7 days a week web-based access (pearsonclinical.com). The Q-global is portable, accessible on mobile devices such as a laptop or tablet (pearsonclinical.com). According to Pearson Clinical, the cost of the BDI-II Q-global starter kit

The Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition(WAIS-IV) was created to account for some of the psychometric weaknesses of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition (WAIS-III). For example, the WAIS-III lacked in fluid reasoning and as a results figure weights were added to the WAIS-IV (Flanagan & Harrison, 2012). David Wechsler, the original creator of the Wechsler scales had a theory of intelligence but included abilities that could not be measured by IQ test that was available at

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between culture and the clinical practice of psychological assessment. Over the past decade, psychologists have come under criticism for maintaining a mainstream cultural status quo in clinical practice. In particular, indigenous peoples throughout the world have pointed out that clinical psychologists, in both research and practice, have not successfully been able to understand or deliver culturally appropriate services due to Psychology's

Running head: TEST ANALYSIS 1 1 TEST ANALYSIS 15 Test analysis Fatimah Alhaddad EDU 325/525 Dr. Michael Barla Part 1 Manzicopoulos, P. (2000). Can the Brigance K&1 screen detect cognitive/academic giftedness when used with preschoolers from economically disadvantaged backgrounds??Roeper Review,?22(3), 185-191. 1. This study