This assignment is designed to assess skill acquisition by finding necessary information about assessment instruments and critiquing them. Students will evaluate and critique the instrument they identified in the instrument selection assignment in a 5–10-page paper (not including the title page and references). Students are expected to use APA 7 formatting for this paper (except the abstract section) and include all of the following sections and information:
Test information
Test name
Test author
Publication
Publisher
Date of the initial publication and the most recent revision
The current total cost of the examination
Individual costs of examination (booklets, answer sheets, manuals, )
Test description and use
Purpose
Target population and groups for which the test is not applicable
Age groups
Available forms
Item types
Test/scale development
Development history
Version changes
Administration details
Time required
Training required
Standardization procedure and administration format (e.g., large group, small group, individual, quiet environment, lighting, spacing, etc.)
Special materials needed
Other administrative details
Scoring procedures
Normative data
Initial norming group
Subsequent norming groups
Reliability
Test-retest
Alternate form
Internal consistency
Reviewer’s comments on reliability
Validity
Content, concurrent, predictive, and/or construct validity
Reviewer’s comments on the validity
General evaluation
Ethical and multicultural considerations
Special merits and strengths of the test
Criticisms and limitations of the test
Personal recommendation – do you think you would use this test in your future work? Why or why not?
References
As part of this assignment, you will be submitting two documents: (1) a PDF version of your paper, (2) a Word document version of your paper
Rubric
Instrument Critique Presentation Rubric
Instrument Critique Presentation Rubric
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent
All sections of the presentation were thoroughly addressed according to the outline provided:
1. Test information
2. Test description and use
3. Test/scale development
4. Administration details
5. Scoring procedures
6. General evaluation
7. References
25 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWriting and Organization
Writing includes sophisticated language; sentences are clear and succinct; headings are used if necessary to strengthen the organization, 0-1 grammar, and spelling errors. Followed page limit (5-10 pages).
5 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAPA Formatting and Citations
The student strictly adheres to APA 7 formatting guidelines (i.e., title page, running head, in-text citation, references, spacing, margins, font type, and size, etc.) making no more than 2 minor formatting or citation errors.
10 pts
Total Points: 40
