For this assignment, please find a test or assessment (aptitude, IQ, psychological, personality, achievement, vocational, academic, etc.) . You can choose from the list provided or you can choose one on your own.
Create a 2-page paper that is grammatically correct and typed using APA style and answer the following questions in paragraph form. Also, please create a 2 -slide PowerPoint presentation summarizing the main points of your paper .
- Description of the test ( what it is , when and who discovered it , brief history)
- Administration and Directions ( how is the test given? What are the instructions ? how much time is needed to complete it ?
- Purpose and Nature of the Test? What is it for ?
- What does it Measure or Predict?
- What is the tests target Population? Men? Women? Children? Ages?
- Would you use the test and for what purpose(s)?
- What do you consider to be the characteristics of a good test and a bad test?
- Does the test measure what it is intended to measure (construct validity )
- Describe a test experience you personally had that stands for some reason? Why does it stand out?
**If your test was used as part of an interview process, you may consider the following questions:
- Why were you interviewed?
- How would you characterize the interviewer who interviewed you?
- What are the characteristics of a good interviewer?
- What are the characteristics of a good interview?
- What types of questions were covered ?
- Do you think these questions reflect your ability or skills ?
**For more routine test situations, such as academic achievement tests in school, you may consider the following questions:
- How did you prepare for tests?
- How did you feel during and after the test?
- Analyze the factors that may contribute to the feelings you listed.
- Do you think these questions reflect your ability or skills ?
- What is your opinion of this test ?
Sample tests to choose from or you can choose one on your own:
Beck depression inventory
Hamilton Depression Inventory
Beck Anxiety Inventory
Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation
Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale
Problem Behavior Inventory
Stanford -Binet Intelligence Scales
Sternberg Triarchic Abilities test
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
Apgar Test of Newborns
DNA test
Pearsons r
Big Five Personality Traits
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ( MMPI)
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Rorschach inkblot test
16 personality Factor Questionnaire
Thematic Apperception Test
Graduate Record Exam ( GRE)
SAT college entrance test
TOEFL (test of English as a foreign language )
Adaptive Behavior Scale
ADHD Rating Scale
Alzheimers Quick Test
Asperger Syndrome Diagnostic Scales
Autism Diagnostic Interview
Dyslexia Screening Instrument
Eating Inventory
Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISCIV)
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale IV (WAISIV)
