Test Review(Becks Depression)

Test and Measurements

Becks Depression Inventory II Test Review

Review of the Becks Depression Inventory II

Reviewer 1: Paul A. Arbisi,

Reviewer 2: Richard F. Farmer

1-Description of the test: The Test- cost, time to take the test, theory behind the test, number of items, age appropriateness, and any other information relevant to teaching me about the test ( Approximately one page double spaced)

2- Reviewer 1-Paul A. Arbisi: norm sample, practicality and cultural fairness, validity, reliability, final comments  ( At a Minimum, one page double spaced) THIS INFO MUST BE PART OF THIS……. “Generally the psychometric properties of the BDI-II are quite sound. Coefficient alpha estimates of reliability for the BDI-II with outpatients was .92 and was .93 for the nonclinical sample. Corrected item-total correlation for the outpatient sample ranged from .39 (loss of interest in sex) to .70 (loss of pleasure), for the nonclinical college sample the lowest item-total correlation was .27 (loss of interest in sex) and the highest (.74 (self-dislike). The test-retest reliability coefficient across the period of a week was quite high at .93.” VERY IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS THE RELIABILITY AND THE RANG OF CORRELATIONS ETC..I CUT AND COPY STRAIGHT FROM THE REVIEWER SO PLEASE PUT IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

3- Reviewer 2- Richard F. Farmer: norm sample, practicality and cultural fairness, validity, reliability, final comments  ( At a Minimum, one page double spaced) THIS INFO MUST BE PART OF THIS….“Reliability of the BDI was evaluated with multiple methods. Internal consistency was assessed using corrected item-total correlations (ranges: .39 to .70 for outpatients; .27 to .74 for students) and coefficient alpha (.92 for outpatients; .93 for students). Test-retest reliability was assessed over a 1-week interval among a small subsample of 26 outpatients from one clinic site (r = .93).” VERY IMPORTANT TO ADDRESS THE RELIABILITY AND THE RANG OF CORRELATIONS ETC..I CUT AND COPY STRAIGHT FROM THE REVIEWER SO PLEASE PUT IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

4- Your thoughts on norm sample, practicality and cultural fairness validity, reliability, final comments about using the test. Why or why not. (At a Minimum, one page double spaced).  I want your thoughts based on specific information and not just opinions such as “I don't like the GRE's” or "I don't think it's fair to subject students to standardize testing.”  I want to know what you think about the norm sample, practicality and cultural fairness validity, reliability based   specifically on what you learned from both reviewers and any other source.