Introduction
WhatgIsgAssessment?
ThegPurposesgofgAssessment
MultiplegMethodsgandgMultiplegSources
ThegAssessmentgProcess
CompetenciesgRequiredgforgAssessment
HistoricalgPerspectives
AssessmentgandgTechnology
Computer-BasedgAssessment
Internet-BasedgAssessment
ControversialgIssuesgingAssessment
Summary
MovinggForward
QuestionsgforgDiscussion
SuggestedgActivities
References
MultiplegChoicegQuestions
1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgthegmostgaccurate?
a. Assessmentgbeginsgaftergthegfirstgface-to-facegmeetinggwithgagclient.
b. Assessmentgoccursgonlygingthegfirstgmeetinggwithgagclient.
c. Assessmentgoccursgthroughoutgthegcoursegofgtheghelpinggrelationship.
d. Allgofgthegabove.
2. Ingadditiongtogtests,gprofessionalsgmaygalsoggathergclientginformationgfrom:g
a. interviews
b. observations
c. collateralgsources
d. allgofgthegabove
3. Whichgstatementgisgcorrect?
a. Assessmentgisgonlygonegpartgofgthegoverallgtestinggprocess.
b. Testinggisgonlygonegpartgofgthegoverallgassessmentgprocess.
c. Testinggintegratesgtestginformationgwithginformationgfromgothergsources.
d. Nonegofgthegabove
4. _________________gisgagquickgprocess,gusuallyginvolvinggagsinglegproceduregofginstrumen
t.
a. Screening
b. Testing
c. Assessment
d. Psychologicalgevaluation
5. Assessmentginvolvesgselectinggandgutilizingg__________gggg__________gofgdatagcollection.
a. multiplegobservations
b. multiplegtests
c. multiplegmethods
,d. multiplegtechniques
, 6. Agclientgisgassessedgtogdeterminegagcoursegofgoutcomegthatgwouldgimproveghisgorghergconce
rnsgorgproblems.gIngthisgsituation,gthegpurposegforgassessmentgis:
a. screening
b. identificationgandgdiagnosis
c. interventiongplanning
d. progressgandgoutcomegevaluation
7. Thegfirstgandgmostgimportantgstepgingthegassessmentgprocessgisgto:
a. determinegifgthegclientgisgsuitablegforgservices
b. screengthegclientgforgpotentialgproblemsgandgconcerns
c. identifygthegclient’sgproblemsgtogbegaddressedgandgthegreasongforgassessment
d. nonegofgthegabove
8. Identifygthegcorrectgordergofgthegstepsgofgthegassessmentgprocess:
a. selectgandgimplementgassessmentgmethods;gidentifygthegproblem;gevaluategthegassessme
ntginformation;greportgassessmentgresultsgandgmakegrecommendations
b. identifygthegproblem;gselectgandgimplementgassessmentgmethods;gevaluategthegassessme
ntginformation;greportgassessmentgresultsgandgmakegrecommendations
c. identifygthegproblem;gevaluategthegassessmentginformation;gselectgandgimplementgasses
smentgmethods;greportgassessmentgresultsgandgmakegrecommendations
d. selectgandgimplementgassessmentgmethods;gevaluategthegassessmentginformation;gidenti
fygthegproblem;greportgassessmentgresultsgandgmakegrecommendations
9. Onegofgthegfirstgscalesgtogdifferentiategbetweengchildrengwhogcouldgorgcouldgnotgfunctiongi
ngagregulargclassroomgwasgdevelopedgby:
a. Binet
b. Otis
c. Simon
d. Thorndike
10. ComplaintsgaboutgtestgusegincludegallgEXCEPT:
a. Testinggisganginvasiongofgprivacy.
b. Testsgareggender-biasedgandguseginappropriateglanguage,gexamples,gandgillustrations.
c. Testsgaregculturallygbiased;gtheygaregunfairgandgdiscriminategagainstgminorityggroups.
d. Testsgdognotgdemonstrategagmastergofgcompetencies;gwegmustgalwaysgrelygonggradesgandgdiplomas.
11. Testinggbegan:
a. Aroundg2000gyearsgago
b. Aroundg500gyearsgago
c. Aroundg100gyearsgago
d. Aroundg50gyearsgago
12. Thegfirstgmajorgpersonalitygassessmentgwasgalsogdevelopedgforgusegduring:
a. WorldgWargI
b. WorldgWargII
c. ThegVietnamgWar
d. ThegGulfgWar
13. Ingrecentgyears,gthegprevailinggpoliticalgphilosophygingthegUnitedgStatesghasgchangedgfrom:
a. agliberalgtogagmoregconservativegorientationg
b. humanistic-basedgapproachesgtogcompetency-basedgapproaches