The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook

Evaluate The Psychometric Properties Of A Psychological Assessment On DEPRESSION.

Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Test

Your evaluation of the test should include the following areas of consideration:

1. Purpose of Test: What is the purpose of the test (personality, screening, diagnosis, marriage counseling, placement for children, etc.)? Who developed it and why? How is it used?

2. Type of Test/Scoring: What kind of items does the test utilize (T/F, likert, etc)? How is the test scored? What kind of score(s) do respondents receive (percentile rank, z score, T score, total and /or subscale scores?)

3. Normative Sample: Describe the normative sample (including the number of participants and their know demographic characteristics). Indicate whether or not the normative sample is adequately representative of the intended test-takers.

4. Administration: How is the test administered? Paper and pencil? Computer based? Who can purchase/administer the test (i.e., minimum qualifications)?

5. Reliability: Correctly use terms from the textbook/course materials to define the types of evidence for reliability reported in the review articles, and provide the specific numerical values of the reliability statistics. If no reliability data are provided, then explain what type of evidence for reliability you would need in order to fully evaluate the test.

6. Validity: Correctly use terms from the textbook/course materials to define the types of evidence for validity reported in the review articles, and provide the specific numerical values of the validity coefficients. If no validity data are provided, then explain what type of evidence for validity you would need in order to fully evaluate the test.

Justification for Selecting the Test

Your justification for selecting the test should include the following areas of consideration:

1. Explain why you selected this test for review. Specifically, explain how the test is relevant to what you are doing now and/or your future career plans.

2. Explain how the test that you chose fits in with the goals and responsibilities of Christian professionals who might utilize the test. Choose at least one scriptural citation from the bible(an actual verse) THIS IS A REQUIREMENT to support your argument.

Assignment Parameters

1. Use of current APA formatting guidelines is expected thoughout your paper.

2. Your assignment should include an APA-formatted Title Page.

3. DEPRESSION psychological test to evaluate, and you will find two (3) articles(attached) from the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) database that assess the psychometric properties of the DEPRESSION.

4. In your evaluation of the test, you will use information gathered from both review articles to write a comprehensive evaluation of the test.

· The written evaluation of the test itself (the body of your paper) should be 2-3 pages in length.

· Your paper should be written in a scholarly writing style with a formal, college-level tone that utilizes appropriate grammar, diction, spelling, and punctuation.

· Your paper should appropriately utilize in-text citations of all sources (2 review articles and 1 scriptural citation), and citations should be presented in accurate APA format.

5. Your paper will include an APA-formatted References Page.

· Your references page should include the reference information for the 2 review articles that you obtained from the MMY.

You MUST REFERENCE the testbook as a reference if you cite information from the textbook when writing your paper. Cohen, R. J. & Swerdlik, M. E. (2017). Psychological testing and assessment: An introduction to tests and measurement (9th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 9781259870507.

Choose the appropriate template below based on the edition/year of publication of the MMY

from which you obtained your review articles:

Last name, first initial of review author. (2017). Test review of the name of test. In J. F.

Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, & J. L. Jonson (Eds.), The twentieth mental measurements

yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online

database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (2014). Test review of the name of test. In J. F.

Carlson, K. F. Geisinger, & R. A. Spies (Eds.), The nineteenth mental measurements

yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online

database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (2010). Test review of the name of test. In R. A.

Spies, J. F. Carlson, & K. F. Geisinger (Eds.), The eighteenth mental measurements

yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online

database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (2007). Test review of the name of test. In K. F.

Geisinger, R. A. Spies, J. F. Carlson, & B. S. Plake (Eds.), The seventeenth mental

measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros Institute's Mental Measurements

Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (2005). Test review of the name of test. In R. A.

Spies & B. S. Plake (Eds.), The sixteenth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved

from the Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (2003). Test review of the name of test. In B. S.

Plake, J. C. Impara, & R. A. Spies (Eds.), The fifteenth mental measurements yearbook.

Retrieved from the Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (2001). Test review of the name of test. In B. S.

Plake & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The fourteenth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved

from the Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Commented [K1]: This section of the reference identifies the name(s) of the author(s) of the review article, not the author(s) of the test itself. If there is more than one review article author, then format the author section like this… Author, A. B. & Author C. D. (year). Author A.B., Author, C.D., & Author D. E. (year).

Commented [K2]: This section of the reference refers to the year of publication of the particular edition of the MMY from which you obtained the review article. Please be sure that the year of publication and the edition of the MMY match up. For example, the 19th edition of the MMY was published in 2014, while the 20th edtion of the MMY was published in 2017.

Commented [K3]: This section of the reference identifies the name of the test that is being reviewed by the article.

Commented [K4]: This section of the reference identifies the editor(s) of the particular edition of the MMY from which you obtained the review article. Please be sure that the editor(s) and the edition of the MMY match up. For example, Spies and Plake are the editors of the 16th MMY, while Geisinger, Spies, Carlson, and Plake are the editors of the 17th MMY (see above).

Commented [K5]: This section of the reference provides the title of the edition of the MMY that you are using.

Commented [K6]: This final statement provides electronic retrieval information to your readers who may want to know where to go in order to obtain the source for themselves.

Commented [K7]: In your actual paper, your references should be double-spaced according to current APA guidelines. They are not double-spaced in this template document in order to save space.

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Last name, first initial of review author. (1998). Test review of the name of test. In J. C.

Impara & B. S. Plake (Eds.), The thirteenth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved

from the Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (1995). Test review of the name of test. In J. C.

Conoley & J. C. Impara (Eds.), The twelfth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved

from the Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (1992). Test review of the name of test. In J. J.

Kramer & J. C. Conoley (Eds.), The eleventh mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved

from the Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (1989). Test review of the name of test. In J. C.

Conoley & J. J. Kramer (Eds.), The tenth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from

the Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (1985). Test review of the name of test. In J. V.

Mitchell, Jr. (Ed.), The ninth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros

Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (1978). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.

Buros (Ed.), The eighth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros

Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (1972). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.

Buros (Ed.), The seventh mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros

Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (1965). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.

Buros (Ed.), The sixth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Burros

Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (1959). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.

Buros (Ed.), The fifth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros

Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

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Last name, first initial of review author. (1953). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.

Buros (Ed.), The fourth mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros

Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (1949). Test review of the name of test. In

O.K. Buros (Ed.), The third mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the Buros

Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (1941). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.

Buros (Ed.), The nineteen forty mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the

Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.

Last name, first initial of review author. (1938). Test review of the name of test. In O.K.

Buros (Ed.), The nineteen thirty eight mental measurements yearbook. Retrieved from the

Buros Institute's Mental Measurements Yearbook online database.