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Please answer the following questions based on our previous discussions.
1. How is psychological testing different from assessment?How are they the same?
Based on the pdf, the semantic distinction between psychological testing and assessment is
blurred in everyday conversation. Yet the distinction is important society at large is best served
as a clear definition of and differentiation between these two terms as well as related terms such
as psychological test user and psychological assessor. Clear distinctions between such terms
may also play a role in avoiding turf wars now brewing between psychology professionals and
members of other professions seeking to use various psychological test. But as to what I
understand psychological testing is different in a way that it is a "product" that measures a
particular behavior or set of objectives while assessment is seen as a procedure instead of a
product. The result of the test don't have to be interpreted, unlike assessment. They are the
same in a way that they serve the same purpose. Psychologist use test and other assessment
tools to measure and observe a client's behavior for them to arrive with a diagnosis and to
know how to treat them.
2. Compare and contrast psychological testing from assessment based on the different
areas such as the role of assesor, client, etc.
Psychological Assessment is defined as the gathering and integration of psychology related
data for the purpose of making a psychological evaluation that is accomplished through the
use of tools such as tests, interviews, case studies, behavioral observation, and specially
designed apparatuses and measurement procedures. While Psychological Testing is the
process of measuring psychology-related variables by means of devices or procedures designed
to obtain a sample of behavior. When it comes to objective, assessment is to answer a referral
question, solve a problem, or arrive a decision through the use of tools of evaluation while for
testing, it is to obtain some gauge, usually numerical in nature, with regard to an ability or
attribute. When it comes to process, assessment is typically individualized. In contrast to
testing, assessment more typically focuses on how an individual process rather than simply the
results of that processing. While testing maybe individual or group in nature. When it comes
to the role of evaluator for assessment the assesor is key to the process of selecting test and/or
other tools of evaluation as well as in drawing conclusions from the entire evaluation. While
for testing the tester is not key to the process, practically speaking, one tester maybe
substituted for another tester without appreciably affecting the evaluation. When it comes to
skill of evaluator, assessment typically requires an educated section of tools of evaluation,
skill in evaluation, and thoughtful organization and integration of data while testing typically
requires technician-like skills in terms of administering and scoring a test as well as in
interpreting a test result. Finally, when it comes to the outcome, assesment typically entails a
logical problem-solving approach that brings to bear many sources of data designed to shed
light on a referral question while testing typically yields a test score or series of test scores.
3. How does culture affect the process of assessment? Give an example.
There were some issues regarding culture and assesment and this were verbal communication,
non verbal communication and behavior and standards of evaluation. The influence of culture
on an individual's thoughts and behavior may be a great deal stronger than most of us would
acknowledge. Professionals involved in the assessment enterprise have shown increasing
sensitivity to the role of culture in many different aspects of measurement. Part of culture is
language, and communication is very important in assessment. If the assessor and assesse don't
speak the same language they wouldn't understand each other. When it comes to nonverbal
communication if in every culture there are different view of things and ideas one might
misunderstand or get the wrong idea about what is really someone trying to say. Even
according to Wundt "individual differences is a frustrating source of error in
experimentation". This just really shows how culture affects the process of assessment just for
example. You are going to assess someone from a tribe here in the Philippines but you don't
speak the same language you cannot go deeper with your assessment.
4. What is code of ethics? cite some very pertinent points about testing and assessment
in our own code of ethics.
The code of ethics states the principles and expectations governing the behavior of
individuals and organizations. Ethical codes are adopted by organizations to assist members in
understanding the difference between right and wrong and in applying that understanding to
their decisions. In our own code of ethics some points about testing and assessment are; bases
for assessment, informed consent in assessment, assessment tools, obselete and outdated test results,
interpreting assessment results, release of test data, explaining assessment result, test security,
assessment by unqualified persons, and test construction. This were the points about testing and
assessment found on section V II page 17in our code of ethics.