PSY 550 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: For your final project, you will develop a conceptualization of an individual based on background information and the results of a few select tests. To
do so, you will examine research to understand the purpose of the chosen tests, why they were utilized, and how they help inform the overall understanding of
an individual’s presenting problems. Throughout the course, you will complete milestone assignments that are drafts of specific sections of the final project.
Because these milestone assignments are drafts, you will notice that their critical elements and rubrics are similar to those in the Final Project Guidelines and
Rubric document.
In this first milestone, you will be working on the first two sections of your final project, which focus on writing an introduction and completing critical elements
A through D of the Test and Assessment Development Analysis section for each test.
Prompt: To begin, review the Final Project Rubric and Guidelines document, along with the Vignette One and Vignette Two documents. Choose one vignette you
would like to focus on for your final project. Read the vignette thoroughly and research the two tests used in that particular vignette. The final project requires
you to include at least six references cited in APA format, so it is important to begin researching and properly citing your resources in this milestone.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Introduction: In your introduction, summarize the vignette you chose and address the following:
A. Develop a problem statement. In your response, identify the reason for the referral, and identify the tests used to evaluate the client.
II. Test and Assessment Development Analysis: Test One
A. Describe how the test is administered.
B. Describe the populations for which the test is normed.
C. Explain the information the test yields.
D. Determine the reliability and validity of the test when administered to varying populations.
III. Test and Assessment Development Analysis: Test Two
A. Describe how the test is administered.
B. Describe the populations for which the test is normed.
C. Explain the information the test yields.
D. Determine the reliability and validity of the test when administered to varying populations.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch
margins. Use APA style for formatting and citations.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Introduction: Problem
Statement
Develops a problem statement that
identifies the reason for referral and
the type of assessments used
Develops a problem statement that
identifies the reason for referral and
the type of assessments used, but
statement is missing key elements
Does not develop a problem
statement that identifies the reason
for referral and the type of
assessments used
10
Test and Assessment
Development Analysis: Test
One: Administered
Describes how the test is
administered
Describes how the test is
administered, but description is
cursory or lacks detail
Does not describe how the test is
administered
10
Test and Assessment
Development Analysis: Test
One: Populations
Describes the populations for which
the test is normed
Describes the populations for which
the test is normed, but response
contains inaccuracies or lacks
justification
Does not describe the populations for
which the test is normed
10
Test and Assessment
Development Analysis: Test
One: Yields
Explains the information the test
yields
Explains the information the test
yields, but response lacks sufficient
detail
Does not explain the information the
test yields
10
Test and Assessment
Development Analysis: Test
One: Reliability and Validity
Determines the reliability and validity
of the test when administered to
varying populations
Determines the reliability and validity
of the test when administered to
varying populations, but response
contains inaccuracies
Does not determine the reliability and
validity of the test when administered
to varying populations
10
Test and Assessment
Development Analysis: Test
Two: Administered
Describes how the test is
administered
Describes how the test is
administered, but description is
cursory or lacks detail
Does not describe how the test is
administered
10
Test and Assessment
Development Analysis: Test
Two: Populations
Describes the populations for which
the test is normed
Describes the populations for which
the test is normed, but response
contains inaccuracies or lacks
justification
Does not describe the populations for
which the test is normed
10
Test and Assessment
Development Analysis: Test
Two: Yields
Explains the information the test
yields
Explains the information the test
yields, but response lacks sufficient
detail
Does not explain the information the
test yields
10
Test and Assessment
Development Analysis: Test
Two: Reliability and Validity
Determines the reliability and validity
of the test when administered to
varying populations
Determines the reliability and validity
of the test when administered to
varying populations, but response
contains inaccuracies
Does not determine the reliability and
validity of the test when administered
to varying populations
10
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
Total 100%
