Test Analysis

GUIDE TO DEVELOPING THE TEST ASSESSMENT PAPER

1. Only tests that appear on the approved test list may be utilized for this assignment. The list appears as an attachment in this email and in the Blackboard Content List for the class, on pages 16-17 in the EDC 660 Spring 2020 Syllabus File. IT WILL ALSO HAVE ITS OWN FILE ON BB.

2. Choose a test that reflects your professional interests to make certain that the assignment is meaningful to your goals.

3. After you have chosen a test, implement the following,

· Search the name on Google and Google Scholar or on any search engine you prefer. Utilize the outline and requirements of the assignment to address and find specific information you need for the assessment. For example, if you are researching the WAIS IV, you could search, WAIS IV Description; WAIS Test User Qualifications: WAIS IV Psychometrics; WAIS IV; Validity; WAIS IV Reliability; WAIS IV Cost; WAIS IV Critique/ Evaluation; WAIS IV Administration; WAIS IV Revisions; etc. as you search for the content that the paper requires. ALERT! MANY TESTS HAVE BEEN REVISED AND HAVE PUBLISHED NEW CURRENT VERSIONS. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILTY TO MAKE CERTAIN YOU ARE UTILIZING THE LATEST REVISION IN YOR PAPER. JUST SEARCH “NAME OF TEST”- LATEST/ MOST RECENT REVISION.

A wide variety and number of articles will appear as a result of your specific searches and will provide you with the necessary information to develop an excellent paper.

Sometimes the search engines require fees to access an article you are interested in. If that occurs determine the name and author of the article you want and proceed to search for it in the Post Library site. Many articles and many of the same resources can be accessed and are provided free of charge to students of the university. THE LIBRARY CAN BE USED AUTONOMOUSLY AS WELL.

4. When composing Section three (3) of your paper-Psychometric Properties, utilize and present as much numerical data as you can i.e. validity coefficients, reliability coefficients, correlations, etc. to support your narrative.

5. THE PAPER SHOULD BE DONE IN APA FORMAT. ALL SOURCES UTILIZED SHOULD BE PROPERLY CITED IN THE BODY OF YOUR PAPER AND A FULL APA COMPLIANT REFERENCE SECTION SHOULD APPEAR AT THE END OF THE PAPER WITH A MINIMUM OF EIGHT PEER REVIEWED REFERENCES.

6. Other helpful sources that would be provide important information and about all available tests and their overall characteristics and quality are,

· The Mental Measurement Yearbook, Buros Institute, 2015

· Tests in Print VIII, Buros Institute, 2011

· Tests, PRO-ED, Inc.

· Test Critiques PRO-ED, Inc