PSY 370 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1.2: Measuring Instrument, Test Plan, Psychological Testing
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Helps provide info for job settings and career decisions. Administered mostly by academic counselors to predict satisfaction in a particular academic area. Used to be used to assess/predict clinical disorders. Often used today to increase understanding of individual differences. Used by i-os to promote communication among team members. The process of assessing the size, amount, or degree of an attribute using specific rules for transforming the attribute into numbers. Psychological measurement is a broader concept than psychological test. Tool or technique for assess in the size, amount, or degree of an attribute. *psychological test can be considered a measurement or measurement instrument when the results of the test are expressed in terms of a derived score. First 5 steps: defining the testing universe, audience, and purpose, developing a test plan, composing test items, writing the administration instructions, conducting the pilot test. Last 5 steps: conducting the item analysis, revising the test, validating the test.
