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CASE STUDY: JON
PYC4807: ASSIGN. 2
CASE STUDY: JON
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................1
Context and Aim of Educational Psychological Assessment.....................................................2
Context of testing: Higher education assessments.................................................................2
Aim of higher education assessments.....................................................................................2
The person-environment fit approach....................................................................................3
The domains assessed in the person-environment fit approach.............................................3
Intelligence.........................................................................................................................4
Aptitude..............................................................................................................................4
Personality..........................................................................................................................4
Values.................................................................................................................................5
Interests..............................................................................................................................5
The person-environment fit approach in relation to Jon........................................................5
Compiling a Test Battery...........................................................................................................7
General Cognitive Ability: The Learning Potential Computerised Adaptive Test (LPCAT).
7 Aim of the Measure.........................................................................................................7
Norm group and Jon...........................................................................................................7
Psychometric properties and available research.................................................................8
Aptitude Measures: Differential Aptitude Tests (DAT)........................................................8
Aim of the measure............................................................................................................8
Norm group and Jon...........................................................................................................9
Psychometric properties and available research.................................................................9
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Interest Questionnaire: Self- directed Search (SDS).............................................................9
Aims of the measure...........................................................................................................9
Norms groups and Jon........................................................................................................9
Psychometric properties and available research...............................................................10
Structured Personality Questionnaire: Occupational Personality Questionnaire (OPQ).....10
Aim of the measure...........................................................................................................10
Norm groups and Jon.......................................................................................................10
Psychometric properties and available research...............................................................11
Dynamic Assessments (DA): Measures Learning Potential................................................11
Administration, Interpretation of Results, and Feedback.........................................................11
Assessment Process: General Guidelines for Individual Administration.............................11
Ethical Considerations..........................................................................................................12
Jon’s Results Interpreted......................................................................................................12
Potential Influence of Language and Socio-Cultural Factors on Jon’s results.....................13
Format of the Feedback........................................................................................................13
Conclusion................................................................................................................................13