Prepared by Chin Diaz norms are gathered.

Published for use

with subgroups.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING VS. • Reference Group – any group of people
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT against which test score is compared.

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
All possible uses, applications, and
underlying concepts of psychological and
educational tests; evaluate individual
differences
Frame of Reference for Score
Interpretation
1. Norm Referenced Tests – compare one’s
performance to that of the other.

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
Flexible, not standardized process aimed A. Developmental Norms (reflect
at reaching a defensible determination behavioural sequence /progression
concerning one or more psychological universal of human)
issues or question, through collection, a. Ordinal Scale
evaluation and analysis of data b. Mental Age
appropriate to the purpose at hand c. Grade Equivalents

B. Within Group Norms – evaluating

performance in comparison to the
NORMS performance of one or more
“raw scores are meaningless unless they are reference group
converted to some meaningful measure” a. Percentile
b. Stanine
- PERFORMANCE BY DEFINED GROUP ON A c. Sten
PARTICULAR TEST; THEY ARE USED TO d. T score
GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT
PERFORMANCE RELATIVE TO WHAT HAVE 2. Criterion Referenced Test – compared to
BEEN OBSERVED IN AN predefined set of criteria or standard.
STANDARDIZATION SAMPLE - synonymous to content referenced
testing or objective referenced testing
- determine whether or not the
NORMS & STATISTICS examiner has mastery on certain skill.
 Need to describe - usually pass or fail and used in making
 Need to formulate inferences decision about job entry, certification
and licensure.

SCALES OF MEASUREMENT
 Nominal
 Ordinal
 Interval
 Ratio

HOW TO ESTABLISH NORMS?

• Standardization Sample – group of
individual by which test is originally
standardized
• Normative Sample – group from which