PSY 335

PSY 335 Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric (Draft of Observation, and Benefits and Limitations)

Prompt: In Milestone One, you chose a case history and described how you would be analyzing the case. In this milestone, you begin to analyze the data in your client’s case history. You will be addressing how the client’s behaviors and test conditions impacted the test results. You will also closely examine the different tests used to determine the benefits and limitations of each. Finally, you will consider whether or not the assessments were conducted ethically. All of your observations and insights will need to be supported with current research and accepted professional practices.

Specifically the following critical elements must be addressed:

II. Observation a) Using the field notes provided and, referring to the specific testing instruments and methods used, describe the pertinent client behaviors and

test conditions relevant to test outcomes and conclusions. What is the setting for the observation? Was it a natural or contrived situation? Was the subject aware of the observation (Hawthorne effect)? How did the observed behaviors relate to the referral question?

b) How did the subject respond to testing? What was his or her level of comfort, effort, emotional state, and so on? Using other research, justify how the subject’s behavior could have been impacted by the test conditions.

III. Benefits and Limitations a) Provide a rationale for the test selection used, a brief description of the tests used, and the obtained scores. b) For each test performed in the case history, assess the different approaches used by examining the benefits and limitations of each test

performed. c) Relate the tests performed to the APA Ethical Code; did each test follow ethical guidelines? Justify your viewpoint by using current research and

theory.

Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a two- to three-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value Observation: Behaviors/

Test Conditions

Describes client behaviors and test conditions, links descriptions to test outcomes, and provides ample, relevant detail regarding setting, situation, and other pertinent information

Describes client behaviors and test conditions, links descriptions to test outcomes, and provides detail regarding setting, situation, and other pertinent information, but response contains inaccuracies

Does not describe client behaviors and test conditions or link descriptions to test outcomes

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Observation: Response to Testing

Describes client response to testing, uses relevant research to justify potential influences to outcomes and observations, and provides supporting detail

Describes client response to testing and uses research to justify potential influences to outcomes and observations, but lacks detail

Does not describe client response to testing or use research to justify potential influences to outcomes and observations

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Benefit and Limitations: Rationale

Provides a credible rationale for inclusion and exclusion of particular assessment instruments

Provides a rationale for inclusion and exclusion of particular assessment instruments, but response is illogical or overlooks key assessment vehicles

Does not provide a rationale for inclusion and exclusion of particular assessment instruments

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Benefit and Limitations: Assess

Approaches

Explains the benefits and limitations for the chosen tests with specific details

Explains the benefits and limitations for the chosen tests, but explanation lacks detail

Does not explain the benefits and limitations for the chosen tests

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Benefit and Limitations: APA Ethical Code

Supports response with relevant and current research and cites APA ethical principles to discuss the appropriateness of the testing

Supports response with research and cites APA ethical principles to discuss the appropriateness of the testing, but research used and APA ethical principles mentioned are outdated or not relevant given the provided scenario

Does not support response with relevant research

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Articulation of Response

Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

10

Earned Total 100%