Overview
Part 1For the discussion this week, you will create a PowerPoint presentation. The first slide will be the title slide, including Week 3 Discussion, course number and name, and your name. The second slide will include five bullets, five words each bullet addressing “introducing your test development project to the class.” The third slide will include five bullets, addressing “presenting at least five test items, that is, questions relevant to your test.” The fifth slide will be your reference list.
Here is an example:The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) The Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)
- is a 21-item instrument that assesses stress, depression, and anxiety symptoms (hence its name!). The first item is: I found it hard to wind down. The response format is a four-point Likert scale, and respondents indicate the degree to which that statement was true of them in the past week.
- In responses for at least three classmates, provide a constructive critique of their test items, taking into consideration the specific information provided in this week's readings. Note any cultural factors that may be present. Note that a constructive critique includes pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of the test items.
References
Lovibond, S.H. & Lovibond, P.F. (1995). Manual for the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales. (2nd. Ed.) Sydney: Psychology Foundation.
Select the "Week 3 Discussion" link above. Then, in the Week 3 Discussion forum, select "Reply" to add your PowerPoint presentation by Wednesday before 11:59 pm. You must make a minimum of four substantive contributions on two separate days of the learning week to the discussion topic. Your PowerPoint presentation is one and provide three student responses during the week with at least one scholarly source you are paraphrasing and citing each time regarding your fellow students’ PowerPoint presentations. Do not post all three responses only on Saturday and Sunday, which doing so does not contribute to effective weekly engagement with your fellow students. All posts need to be completed before 11:59 PM EST on Sunday. Be sure to adhere to American Psychological Association (APA) 7th ed. style. Additionally, you are required to respond to questions asked by your professor.
PART 2
For the next few weeks, you will be working on a test development project. The goal of this project is to demonstrate your understanding and application of concepts related to the technical aspects of tests and assessment by creating a new (hypothetical) test.
This week, you will begin by choosing a psychological characteristic on which people differ. A simple, narrow characteristic works best for this assignment. You may want to look ahead to the next two weeks as you will be continuing the project based on your work this week.
Conduct a brief literature review of the psychological characteristic you chose, learning more about it and how it has been defined and measured in the past. Then, answer the following questions about your test. You may use the attached template to help organize your paper.
Test Topic:
- What is the name of your test?
- What is your test designed to measure? Be specific.
- How do you define the construct being measured? Remember, that to create a test the construct should be defined in ways that can be quantified and measured.
- What is the purpose of your test? What real-world behavior will it predict?
Background:
- How has your construct been tested in the past? Include a focused review of the literature in this area, discussing information on specific measures.
- Is there a need for your test? How will your test benefit society? How will your test be better or not better than previous tests?
Conceptualization:
- What is the content of your test? Explain why it is covering this content.
- Who are the proposed test users? Be specific.
- In what setting(s) will the test be used? Be specific.
- Who are the proposed test-takers?
- What cultural factors might affect test-taker response?
Be sure to respond to each question completely and provide your reasoning to demonstrate you understand the material. At the same time, be concise - 2 to 3 pages should be sufficient to address these questions. Be sure to appropriately give credit to your sources (e.g., APA style citations and references).
Click on the link directly above entitled “Test Development Project: Part 1” to submit your assignment to receive a grade. The paper should be in the 2-3 pages long (not including Title Page and Reference pages). Your assignment is due on Sunday. *Read over the course syllabus and the grading rubric for the assignment before submitting. Be sure to provide at least 5 scholarly sources for the for information you are paraphrasing and citing and adhere to American Psychological Association (APA) 7th ed. style.