Evaluate the Psychometric Properties of a Psychological Assessment on Depression
Evaluate the Psychometric Properties of a Psychological Assessment on Depression
Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Test
Your evaluation of the test should include the following areas of consideration:
1. Purpose of Test: What is the purpose of the test (personality, screening, diagnosis, marriage counseling, placement for children, etc.)? Who developed it and why? How is it used?
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2. Type of Test/Scoring: What kind of items does the test utilize (T/F, likert, etc)? How is the test scored? What kind of score(s) do respondents receive (percentile rank, z score, T score, total and /or subscale scores?)
3. Normative Sample: Describe the normative sample (including the number of participants and their know demographic characteristics). Indicate whether or not the normative sample is adequately representative of the intended test-takers.
4. Administration: How is the test administered? Paper and pencil? Computer based? Who can purchase/administer the test (i.e., minimum qualifications)?
5. Reliability: Correctly use terms from the textbook/course materials to define the types of evidence for reliability reported in the review articles, and provide the specific numerical values of the reliability statistics. If no reliability data are provided, then explain what type of evidence for reliability you would need in order to fully evaluate the test.
6. Validity: Correctly use terms from the textbook/course materials to define the types of evidence for validity reported in the review articles, and provide the specific numerical values of the validity coefficients. If no validity data are provided, then explain what type of evidence for validity you would need in order to fully evaluate the test.
Justification for Selecting the Test
Your justification for selecting the test should include the following areas of consideration:
1. Explain why you selected this test for review. Specifically, explain how the test is relevant to what you are doing now and/or your future career plans.
2. Explain how the test that you chose fits in with the goals and responsibilities of Christian professionals who might utilize the test. Choose at least one scriptural citation from the bible(an actual verse) THIS IS A REQUIREMENT to support your argument. Evaluate the Psychometric Properties of a Psychological Assessment on Depression
Assignment Parameters
1. Use of current APA formatting guidelines is expected thoughout your paper.
2. Your assignment should include an APA-formatted Title Page.
3. DEPRESSION psychological test to evaluate, and you will find two (3) articles(attached) from the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) database that assess the psychometric properties of the DEPRESSION.
4. In your evaluation of the test, you will use information gathered from both review articles to write a comprehensive evaluation of the test.
· The written evaluation of the test itself (the body of your paper) should be 2-3 pages in length.
· Your paper should be written in a scholarly writing style with a formal, college-level tone that utilizes appropriate grammar, diction, spelling, and punctuation.
· Your paper should appropriately utilize in-text citations of all sources (2 review articles and 1 scriptural citation), and citations should be presented in accurate APA format.
5. Your paper will include an APA-formatted References Page.
· Your references page should include the reference information for the 2 review articles that you obtained from the MMY.
You MUST REFERENCE the testbook as a reference if you cite information from the textbook when writing your paper. Cohen, R. J. & Swerdlik, M. E. (2017). Psychological testing and assessment: An introduction to tests and measurement (9th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9781259870507.
· Make sure that you reference every source that you cite and that you cite every source that you reference. (Referencing the Bible is not required in APA-formatted manuscripts, but you can choose to reference it if you would like. Citing the Bible is required.)
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Test_Evaluation_Paper_MMY_reference_templates.pdf
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MMY REFERENCE TEMPLATES
Choose the appropriate template below based on the edition/year of publication of the MMY
from which you obtained your review articles:
Last name, first initial of review author. (2017). Test review of the name of test. In J. F.
Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, & J. L. Jonson (Eds.), The twentieth mental measurements
yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online
database. Evaluate the Psychometric Properties of a Psychological Assessment on Depression
Last name, first initial of review author. (2014). Test review of the name of test. In J. F.
Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, & R. A. Spies (Eds.), The nineteenth mental measurements
yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online
database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (2010). Test review of the name of test. In R. A.
Spies, J. F. Carlson, & K. F. Geisinger (Eds.), The eighteenth mental measurements
yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online
database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (2007). Test review of the name of test. In K. F.
Geisinger, R. A. Spies, J. F. Carlson, & B. S. Plake (Eds.), The seventeenth mental
measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements
Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (2005). Test review of the name of test. In R. A.
Spies & B. S. Plake (Eds.), The sixteenth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved
from the Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (2003). Test review of the name of test. In B. S.
Plake, J. C. Impara, & R. A. Spies (Eds.), The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook.
Retrieved from the Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (2001). Test review of the name of test. In B. S.
Plake & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The fourteenth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved
from the Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Commented [K1]: This section of the reference identifies the name(s) of the author(s) of the review article, not the author(s) of the test itself. If there is more than one review article author, then format the author section like this… Author, A. B. & Author C. D. (year). Author A.B., Author, C.D., & Author D. E. (year).
Commented [K2]: This section of the reference refers to the year of publication of the particular edition of the MMY from which you obtained the review article. Please be sure that the year of publication and the edition of the MMY match up. For example, the 19th edition of the MMY was published in 2014, while the 20th edtion of the MMY was published in 2017.
Commented [K3]: This section of the reference identifies the name of the test that is being reviewed by the article.
Commented [K4]: This section of the reference identifies the editor(s) of the particular edition of the MMY from which you obtained the review article. Please be sure that the editor(s) and the edition of the MMY match up. For example, Spies and Plake are the editors of the 16th MMY, while Geisinger, Spies, Carlson, and Plake are the editors of the 17th MMY (see above).
Commented [K5]: This section of the reference provides the title of the edition of the MMY that you are using.
Commented [K6]: This final statement provides electronic retrieval information to your readers who may want to know where to go in order to obtain the source for themselves.
Commented [K7]: In your actual paper, your references should be double-spaced according to current APA guidelines. They are not double-spaced in this template document in order to save space. Evaluate the Psychometric Properties of a Psychological Assessment on Depression
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Last name, first initial of review author. (1998). Test review of the name of test. In J. C.
Impara & B. S. Plake (Eds.), The thirteenth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved
from the Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (1995). Test review of the name of test. In J. C.
Conoley & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The twelfth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved
from the Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (1992). Test review of the name of test. In J. J.
Kramer & J. C. Conoley (Eds.), The eleventh mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved
from the Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (1989). Test review of the name of test. In J. C.
Conoley & J. J. Kramer (Eds.), The tenth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from
the Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (1985). Test review of the name of test. In J. V.
Mitchell, Jr. (Ed.), The ninth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros
Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (1978). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.
Buros (Ed.), The eighth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros
Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (1972). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.
Buros (Ed.), The seventh mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros
Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (1965). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.
Buros (Ed.), The sixth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Burros
Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (1959). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.
Buros (Ed.), The fifth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros
Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
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Last name, first initial of review author. (1953). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.
Buros (Ed.), The fourth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros
Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (1949). Test review of the name of test. In
O.K. Buros (Ed.), The third mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros
Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (1941). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.
Buros (Ed.), The nineteen forty mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the
Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
Last name, first initial of review author. (1938). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.
Buros (Ed.), The nineteen thirty eight mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the
Buros Institute’s Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.
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Test_Evaluation_Paper_sample_paper.pdf
TEST EVALUATION 1
Please Note: This is a sample paper meant to illustrate the general expectations and
parameters of the assignment. However, it is not meant to be an example of a perfect Test
Evaluation paper, as there are spelling and grammatical issues, as well as a lack of
complete information on all psychometric properties for the test described. Use this
document as a guide, but continue to follow the specific guidelines for content and
expectatons outlined in the Test Evaluation Paper Instructions document.
Evaluation of the Name of Test Here
Your Name
University
TEST EVALUATIONS 2
Evaluation of the Personality Assessment Inventory—Adolescent
The Personality Assessment Inventory- Adolescent (PAI-A) is a self report personality
questionnaire for clinical assessment of adolescents ranging in age from 12 to 18 years old. Kade
(2010) identifies this assessment as an objective test for personality, designed to give insight on
vital client variables in professional settings. The manual for the test indicates that there are 264
items that take participants 30-45 minutes to complete, and examiners 10-15 minutes to score.
Each item is answered on a 4-point likert-like scale ranging from false/not at all true, to true/very
true (Sandoval, 2010). The option of having computer-based administration, scoring, and
interpretive report software is available. Analysis of the test instructions and items shows
reading comprehension at a fifth grade level is required for test completion.
Norms for scores on the PAI-A were based in 707 participants. The sample was not
random, because data were collected on 1,032 participants in matching demographics. Norms are
not broken down by age, ethnicity, or gender because observed group differences were typically
within the range of measurement error and account for less than 5% of the variance in scores
(Kade, 2010).
There was an average test-retest reliability coefficient of .78 for the scales after a mean of
18 days. Sandoval (2010) explains that six validity studies were completed with samples ranging
from 77 to 1,160 and support the assessments criterion related validity. Sandoval (2010) also
asserts that the PAI-A gives a much better alternative to the growing number of other self report
measures available for this age group in clinical decision making.
Justification for Choosing the Personality Assessment Inventory—Adolescent
I selected the current test because I thought it would be very helpful for my brother who
was diagnosed with both Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
TEST EVALUATIONS 3
Disorder at age 9. It will be helpful to him when he is older and starts venturing into more
professional settings. Specifically, it would be very beneficial to be knowledgeable about the
different aspects of his personality when sending him to college or into the work place so that he
may be as effective and productive as possible. Knowing what affect his behavioral disorders
have on his personality will enable our family to equip him with the tools necessary to succeed
and achieve to his fullest potential.
From the perspective of a Christian professional who utilizes psychological tests, this test
is a reliable and validy way to gain information and to make clinical decisions to help people
who may be struggling with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. In Matthew 25:35-40 (New
International Version) Jesus says:
35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me
something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you
clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit
me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and
feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger
and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in
prison and go to visit you?’ 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did
for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
The PAI-A is a test that allows Christian professionals to accurately and consistently
identify hurting people in order to offer them assistance. In this way we will fulfill Jesus’
expectations for His followers to take care others just as if we were taking care of Him.
TEST EVALUATIONS 4
References
Kade, H. D. (2010). Test review of the Personality Assessment Inventory-Adolescent. In R. A.
Spies, J. F. Carlson, & K. F. Geisinger (Eds.), The eighteenth mental measurement
yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros University Mental Measurement Yearbook online
database.
Sandoval, J. (2010). Test review of the Personality Assessment Inventory-Adolescent. In R. A.
Spies, J. F. Carlson, & K. F. Geisinger (Eds.), The eighteenth mental measurement
yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros University Mental Measurement Yearbook online
database.
Commented [K1]: For your Test Evaluation Paper, you will have AT LEAST two (2) references on your References Page. Specifically, you will provide the reference information for the 2 review articles that you obtained from the MMY in order to evaluate the test that you chose. If you used and cited information from the class textbook when writing your paper, please be sure to incude its reference information on the References page Be sure that you cite all of the sources that you reference and that you reference all of the sources that you cite!
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REFERENCES.docx
AT LEAST 2 OF THE 3 ARTICLES MUST BE USED IN ADDITION WITH THE TEXTBOOK AND 1 BIBLE VERSE
References
Article 1
Beck, A. T., Steer, R. A., & Brown, G. K. (1961). Beck Depression Inventory–II.
Article 2
Reynolds, W. M., & Kobak, K. A. (1998). Reynolds Depression Screening Inventory.
Article3
Barrick, C. B., & Correa, E. I. (2015). Correa-Barrick Depression Scale.
Textbook Reference
Cohen, R. J. & Swerdlik, M. E. (2017). Psychological testing and assessment: An introduction to tests and measurement (9th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9781259870507.
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