Learning Exercise
Counseling Self-Assessment and Validity
Register on the website and find an assessment device and self-administer. Take note of the directions and how the assessment takes place. Consider the process of taking the assessment and how that might affected your assessment outcome and interpretation.
- Material:
- Self assessment tests - Psychology
- Date last modified:
- March 10, 2021
- Created by:
- David Carscaddon
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A selection of tests that students can take to get information about personality variables, aptitudes, and interests.... see more
Exercise
Register on the linked website and find a testing instrument to give to yourself. Be sure to keep a written record of what is was like to take the test, what your score was, and how the score is to be interpreted.
Disciplines
Audience
Requirements
Access to the internet and note taking tools
Type of Task
Learning Objectives
To experience being both the test administrator and the test taker
To consider the role of reliability and validity in test construction and application
To critique the relative strengths and weaknesses of an assessment device