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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
12/29/2011

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Achievement test
Definition
Evaluation of accomplishment or the degree of learning that has taken place, usually with regard to an academic area
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Alternate assessment
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An evaluative or diagnostic procedure or process that varies from the usual, customary, or standardized way a measurement is derived, either by some special accommodation made to the assessee or by alternative methods designed to measure the same variable(s)
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Assessment center approach
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An organizationally standardized procedure for the evaluation involving multiple assessment techniques
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Behavioral observation
Definition
Monitoring the actions of others or oneself by visual or electronic means while recording quantitative and/or qualitative information regarding the actions, typically for diagnostic or related purposes and either to design intervention or to measure the outcome of an intervention
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Case history data
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Records, transcripts, and other accounts in written, pictorial, or other form, in any media, that preserve archival information, official and informal accounts, and other data and items relevant to an assessee
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Central processing
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Computerized scoring, interpretation, or other conversion of raw test data, physically transported from the same or other test sites; contrast with teleprocessing and local processing
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Consultative report
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A type of interpretive report designed to provide expert and detailed analysis of test data that almost mimics the work of an expert consultant
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Cut score
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Also referred to as a cutoff score, a reference point, usually numerical, derived as a result of judgment, used to divide a set of data into two or more classifications, with some action to be taken or some inference to be made on the basis of these classifications
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Descriptive report
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A type of interpretive report that features brief, scale-by-scale narrative summaries
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Diagnosis
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A description or conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and opinion through a process of distinguishing the nature of something and ruling out alternative conclusions
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Diagnostic test
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A tool used to make a diagnosis, usually to identify areas of deficit to be targeted for intervention
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Extended scoring report
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A type of scoring report that provides not only a listing of scores but statistical data as well
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Health psychology
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A specialty area in psychology that focuses on understanding the role of psychological variables in the onset, course, treatment, and prevention of illness, disease, and disability
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Informal evaluation
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A typically non-systematic, relatively brief, and "off the record" assessment leading to the formation of an opinion or attitude, conducted by any person in any way for any reason, in an unofficial context and not subject to the same ethics or standards as evaluation by a professional; contrast with formal evaluation
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Integrative report
Definition
A type of scoring report that provides not only a listing of scores but statistical data as well
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Interpretive report
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A formal or official computer-generated account of test performance, presented in both numeric and narrative form and including an explanation of the findings; the three varieties of interpretive report are descriptive, screening, and consultative; contrast with scoring report and integrative report
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Interview
Definition
A tool of assessment in which information is gathered through direct, reciprocal communication
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Local processing
Definition
On-site, computerized scoring, interpretation, or other conversion of raw test data; contrast with central processing and teleprocessing
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Measurement
Definition
Assigning numbers or symbols to characteristics of people or objects according to rules
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Portfolio
Definition
A work sample; referred to as portfolio assessment when used as a tool in an evaluative or diagnostic process
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Protocol
Definition
(1) The form or sheet on which testtaker's responses are entered; (2) a method or procedure for evaluation or scoring
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Psychological assessment
Definition
The gathering and integrating of psychological data for psychological evaluation, through the use of tests, interviews, case studies, behavioral observation, and specially designed apparatuses and measurement procedures; contrast with psychological testing
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Psychological autopsy
Definition
A reconstruction of a dead person's psychological profile on the basis of archival records, artifacts, and interviews with the assessee while living or with people who knew him or her
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Psychological test
Definition
A measuring device or procedure designed to measure psychology-related variables
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Psychological testing
Definition
The measuring of psychology-related variables by means of devices or procedures designed to obtain samples of behavior
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Psychometrician
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A professional in testing and assessment who typically holds a doctoral degree in psychology or education and specializes in areas such as individual differences, quantitative psychology, or theory of assessment; contrast with psychometrist
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Psychometrics
Definition
The science of psychological measurement (synonymous with the antiquated term psychometry)
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Psychometrist
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A professional in testing and assessment who typically holds a master's degree in psychology or education and is qualified to administer specific tests; contrast with psychometrician
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Psychometry
Definition
Antiquated term for psychometrics
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Rapport
Definition
A working relationship between examiner and examinee in testing or assessment
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Role play
Definition
Acting an improvised or partially improvised part in a simulated situation
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Role-play test
Definition
An assessment tool wherein assessees are instructed to act as if they were placed in a particular situation
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Score(s)
Definition
A code or summary statement, usually but not necessarily numerical, that reflects an evaluation of the performance on a test, task, interview, or other sample of behavior
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Scoring
Definition
The process of assigning evaluative codes or statements to performance on tests, tasks, interviews, or other behavior samples
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Scoring report
Definition
A formal or official computer-generated account of test performance, usually represented numerically; the two varieties are simple scoring report (containing only a report of the scores) and the extended scoring report (containing item statistics); contrast with interpretive report and integrative report
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Screening report
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A type of interpretive report that provides information on each of the scales as well as the relationship between some of the scales
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Simple scoring report
Definition
A type of scoring report that provides only a listing of scores
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Teleprocessing
Definition
Computerized scoring, interpretation, or other conversion of raw test data sent over telephone lines by modem from a test site to a central location for computer processing; contrast with central processing and local processing
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Test
Definition
A measuring device or procedure
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