This broad, thorough competency-based overview of appraisal procedures provides a practical guide to responsible test use; gives suggestions on how to “do” appraisals; and features examples, case studies, and guidelines demonstrating testing in different environments with different populations — all based on ethical standards and contemporary theory. It covers topics essential for users to become responsible users of assessment — test selection, administration, and reporting —and to help them prepare for licensing and certification examinations. KEY TOPICS: Outlines models for test use and selection. Explores the basic measurement, statistical, and research skills needed to select, administer, and interpret test and assessment information. Details the different types of tests and assessment techniques that are commonly used in the helping professions: the assessment of learning and cognitive styles, the testing of intelligence, aptitude, interest, and personality; the traditional pencil-and- paper tests and inventories; projective test, situational tests, and the uses of behavioral observation. Covers alternate and authentic assessment. Expands coverage of theories of intelligence and “un” personality tests, such as the NEO and PAI. Expands coverage of school testing — including authentic assessment, portfolio assessment, and school report cards.
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Karyn Dayle Jones is an associate professor in counselor education at the University of Central Florida. She has 20 years of experience in the counseling profession and has been a counselor educator for 14 years. Jones is coauthor of Introduction to the Profession of Counseling, has authored or coauthored several book chapters and refereed publications, and has made numerous professional presentations in the field of counseling and counselor education. Her primary areas of research are assessment and diagnosis. She is the past president of the Counseling Association for Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, a division of the American Counseling Association. Jones is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, and a National Certified Counselor, and she has worked as a counselor in mental health agencies, schools, and private practice.
The late Robert J. Drummond taught Counselor Education at the University of North Florida for twenty years before retiring. In addition to Assessment Procedures for Counselors and Helping Professional, he was the author of Career Counseling: A Developmental Approach (Prentice Hall, 1994) as well a number of book chapters and journal articles. He passed away in 2005.
The purpose of this text is to help current and future workers in the helping professions become better consumers of psychological and educational tests and assessment procedures. First, users need to know the philosophical and ethical principles that relate to the field of testing. Second, they need to know when tests should be used and why. Third, they need to know how to locate and select the most valid and reliable instruments to aid in their decision making. Fourth, they need to know how to interpret and report test and assessment results. They need to be alert to the standards developed by various professional organizations and designed as guidelines for test authors and test users.
A systems approach was used to organize the knowledge base and the basic skills and competencies needed by test users. The book focuses on six components:
CHANGES IN THE FIFTH EDITION
For the fifth edition, content has been reorganized and chapters have been realigned, resulting in fewer chapters and a better fit for how many courses are taught. Key changes and content expansions include the following:
STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT
Each chapter has a similar format. A chapter overview is followed by learning objectives and a discussion of the topics related to those objectives. A brief summary is included in each chapter in addition to discussion questions, suggested activities, case studies, and additional readings. Publishers whose tests are cited in the text are listed in Appendix B, and key terms are defined in the glossary. Separate indexes are provided for authors, topics, and tests.
I have avoided evaluative critiques of most of the tests cited. I encourage readers to use the Buros home page (http://www.unl.edu/buros/) to locate the reviews that have been printed in the Mental Measurements Yearbooks, Test Critiques, or professional journals. Selection decisions should be situationally specific rather than generalized; many experts now advocate evaluating the consequential validity of the test. Myriad tests are available in almost all areas. The annotated lists included in the text are not exhaustive, nor do they represent all the exemplary tests in the field. Their purpose is to indicate the range and scope of tests in each area. The text attempts to encourage the reader's curiosity and interest and stimulate further investigation, research, reading, and experimentation to broaden knowledge, skills, and competencies in measurement and evaluation.
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