Psychological Testing and Assessment

Question 1

Accommodation

Answer 1

in assessment, the adaptation of a test, procedure, or situation, or the substitution of one test for another in order to make the assessment more suitable for an assessee with exceptional needs

Question 2

Achievement Test

Answer 2

Evaluation of accomplishment or the degree of learning that has taken place, usually with regard to an academic area

Question 3

Behavioral Observation

Answer 3

Monitoring the actions of others or oneself by visual or electronic means while recording quantitative and/or qualitative information regarding those actions, typically for diagnostic or related purposes and either to design intervention or to measure the outcome of an intervention

Question 4

Computer-assisted psychological assessment (CAPA)

Answer 4

refers to the assistance computers provide to the test user, not the testtaker

Question 5

Case Study

Answer 5

this is a report or illustrative account concerning a person or an event that was compiled on the basis of case history data

Question 6

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC)

Answer 6

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education and operated out of the University of Maryland, contains a wealth of resources and news about tests, testing, and assessment.

Question 7

Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY)

Answer 7

This authoritative compilation of test reviews is currently updated about every three years.

Question 8

Psychological testing and assessment

Answer 8

A measuring device or procedure designed to measure psychology-related variables

Question 9

Psychometrics

Answer 9

The science of psychological measurement

Question 10

Psychometrist

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A professional in testing and assessment who typically holds a master’s degree in psychology or education and is qualified to administer specific tests

Question 11

Role play

Answer 11

Acting an improvised or partially improvised part in a simulated situation

Question 12

Test Manual

Answer 12

An archival document in any media (booklet, book, electronic form, etc.) devoted to a detailed description of a test and usually available from the test’s publisher, that ideally provides all of the key information prospective test users need to know in order to make an informed decision about whether the test is appropriate for use with a particular testtaker for a particular purpose,