Assessment
      Whenever teaching or training occurs, it is 
        important to assess performance and/or 
        developmental level prior to formal 
        instruction or remediation.
      But, many professionals don’t fully understand 
        the role of assessment and don’t know how to 
        select and administer tests.
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     Reflecting on Assessment
     How do you feel about tests and assessment, 
       generally (whether it’s a chemistry final or a 
       test of physical fitness)?
     Do you experience test anxiety?  If so, how do 
       you overcome it?
     If you were the person conducting the 
       assessment, what are some ways you could 
       help the individual being assessed?
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     Questions to Ask Regarding Assessment
      Why do you want to assess?
      What variables do you plan to assess?
      Which tests purport to assess the important variables 
       that you have identified?
      How will you prepare yourself for collecting the data?
      Do you have the statistical skills to interpret the 
       assessment data?
      How, and with whom, will you share the assessment 
       results?
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      More About Assessment
        Reasons to assess:                   Selecting the best test:
           Screening                            Is it statistically valid, reliable, 
           Program content                       and objective?
           Evaluating progress                  Are norms established for a 
           Program evaluation                    population similar to the one 
           Classification                        you plan to assess?
                                                 Is the test instrument feasible 
        Variables to assess:
                                                  to administer?
           Based on objectives for 
            program or treatment
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     Characteristics of Ideal Tests
          Valid, reliable, and objective
             Measure what they claim to measure
             Participants’ scores do not vary significantly
             Degree of accuracy to which a test is scored
          Content validity
          Interrater reliability
          Correlation coefficient
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