Posted: September 13th, 2017

assessment tool

assessment tool

TEXTBOOK:  Neukrug, E., & Fawcett, R. C. (2010). Essentials of testing and assessments: A practical guide for counselors, social workers, & psychologists (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Test Review Project
Project Description:
Each student will select a published assessment tool, which they believe to be useful in their current or future profession. Your Test Review should include: the name of the instrument, description of what it is designed to measure, types of items, scoring information, possible accommodations and modifications, clinical recommendations, and cautions for use. Your review should discuss reliability, validity, normative group and other psychometric properties of the test. Lastly, and most importantly, it should include your opinion about the instrument. The purpose of this assignment is to provide students with an overview of assessment tools available for specific issues.
Assessment Tool to research:
Conner’s Third Edition for the assessment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and problem behavior in youths.