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Title: Guidelines for Critiquing a Psychological Test
Description: Guidelines for Critiquing a Psychological Test NOTES
Description: Guidelines for Critiquing a Psychological Test NOTES
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Guidelines for Critiquing a Psychological Test
General descriptive information
What is the title of the test?
Who is the author of the test?
Who publishes the test, and when was it
published? (Include dates of manuals, norms,
and supplementary materials?)
How long does it take to administer the test?
How much does it cost to purchase the test?
(Include the cost of the test, answer sheets,
manual, scoring service, and so on)
Is the test proprietary or nonproprietary?
Purpose and nature of the test
What does the test measure? (include scales)
What does the test predict?
What behavior does the test require the test
taker to perform?
What population was the test designed for (for
example: age, type of person)?
What is the nature of test (for example, maximal
performance, behavior observation, self-report,
standardized or non-standardized, objective or
subjective?)
What is the format of the test (for example,
paper-and-pencil or computer, multiple choice
or true/false)?
Practical Evaluation
Is the test manual comprehensive (does it
include information on how the test was
constructed, its reliability and validity,
composition of norm groups, whether it is easy
to read)?
Is the test easy or difficult to administer?
How clear are the administration directions?
How clear are the scoring procedures?
What qualifications and training does a test
administrator need to have?
Does the test have face validity?
Technical Evaluation
Is there a norm group?
Who comprises the norm group?
What types of norms are there (for example
percentiles, standard score)?
How was the norm group selected?
Are there subgroup norms (for example, by age,
gender, region, occupation, and so on)?
What is the estimate of the test’s reliability?
How was reliability determined?
What is the evidence for validity of the test?
How was the evidence for the validity of the
test?
How was the evidence for validity gathered?
What is the standard error of measurement?
What are the confidence intervals?
Test reviews
What do reviewers say are the strengths and
weaknesses of the test?
What studies that use the test as a measurement
instrument have been published in peerreviewed journals?
How did the test perform when researches or
test users, other that the test developer or
publisher, used it?
Summary
Overall, what do you see as being the strengths
and weaknesses of the test?
Title: Guidelines for Critiquing a Psychological Test
Description: Guidelines for Critiquing a Psychological Test NOTES
Description: Guidelines for Critiquing a Psychological Test NOTES