Assessment Critique

Assessment

Critique

Choose one Curriculum Based Measure

to review and critique.

The purpose of this critique

is to provide additional information to your colleagues in understanding whether, when,

and how to use and interpret

common assessments

. The final product will

be a

user

-

friendly handout that addresses the following components. Be sure to include in

-

text

citations and a complete reference list. Once complete, you will upload your handout to

the

discussion board and the assignments tab

.

Utilize the National Center for Intensive

Intervention

website as a guide.

Points

Introduction

A. Test Title, Publisher, Publication Date

B. Materials

C. Cost

D. Target Client Po

pulations (e.g., age range, areas of

concern)

E. Recommended Uses/Purposes

5

Psychometric Properties

A. Norms

B. Reliability

C. Validity

D. Special Issues/Other Research

7

Test Administration

A. Procedures for Administering Test(s)

B. Recording

Responses

C. Scoring Responses

5

Test Interpretation

A. Theoretical Foundation

B. Types of Scores

C. Score Meaning/Interpretation

6

Test Uses/Abuses/Evaluation

A. Recommended Uses

B. Uses to Avoid

C. Your Evaluation of Strengths & Weaknesses

D. Additional Resources (e.g., test reviews, articles, web sites)

7

Critique

A one

-

page narrative critique is included that provides the following:

A.

Rationale for the recommendations uses and what to avoid

B.

Rationale for the strengths and weaknesses

10

Assessment Critique

Choose one Curriculum Based Measure to review and critique. The purpose of this critique

is to provide additional information to your colleagues in understanding whether, when,

and how to use and interpret common assessments. The final product will be a user-

friendly handout that addresses the following components. Be sure to include in-text

citations and a complete reference list. Once complete, you will upload your handout to the

discussion board and the assignments tab. Utilize the National Center for Intensive

Intervention website as a guide.

Points

Introduction

A. Test Title, Publisher, Publication Date

B. Materials

C. Cost

D. Target Client Populations (e.g., age range, areas of

concern)

E. Recommended Uses/Purposes

5

Psychometric Properties

A. Norms

B. Reliability

C. Validity

D. Special Issues/Other Research

7

Test Administration

A. Procedures for Administering Test(s)

B. Recording Responses

C. Scoring Responses

5

Test Interpretation

A. Theoretical Foundation

B. Types of Scores

C. Score Meaning/Interpretation

6

Test Uses/Abuses/Evaluation

A. Recommended Uses

B. Uses to Avoid

C. Your Evaluation of Strengths & Weaknesses

D. Additional Resources (e.g., test reviews, articles, web sites)

7

Critique

A one-page narrative critique is included that provides the following:

A. Rationale for the recommendations uses and what to avoid

B. Rationale for the strengths and weaknesses

10