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Assessment. Selection of Commercial Assessments. Functions/Purpose. Basic screening Need for services? Identifying problems Which services? Defining problems Specific training needed? Reassessing or monitoring Progress made toward outcome?. Categories. Variety of categories
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Assessment Selection of Commercial Assessments
Functions/Purpose • Basic screening • Need for services? • Identifying problems • Which services? • Defining problems • Specific training needed? • Reassessing or monitoring • Progress made toward outcome?
Categories • Variety of categories • Stumbo (1991, 2002) • Leisure attitudes & barriers • Functional abilities • Leisure activity skills • Leisure interests & participation
Types • Interviews • Observations • Self-administered surveys • Record reviews • Pros & cons of each type
Selection (Gronlund & Linn, 1990) • Define testing needs • Narrow the choice • Locate suitable tests • Obtain specimen sets • Review test materials • Use a test evaluation form
Sources • Assessment or measurement sources • Mental Measurement Yearbook, Tests in Print • TR sources • Continuing education opportunities
Assessment Evaluation Tools • Stumbo provided 4 methods • Stumbo & Rickards 1986 Assessment Selection Checklist • OR use the form we are using for assessment reviews • OR chapter 6 combines the 4 methods Stumbo identified
Critiquing a Commercial Assessment • Description of assessment instrument • Practical evaluation • Technical evaluation • Summative evaluation
Description of Assessment • Content & purpose • Content must match program • Basic screening, ID problem, etc. • Population • Design considerations • How many forms, how administered, time, etc. • Publication information • When developed, where get, cost, etc.
Practical Evaluation • User manual/protocol • Administration, scoring, interpretation, reporting results • Required specialist qualifications
Technical Evaluation • Norm groups • Sampling procedure, size of sample, disabilities, etc. • Assessments with multiple norm groups or tested with many groups with similar characteristics are the strongest • Evidence of validity • Estimates of reliability
Summative Evaluation • Strengths • Weaknesses • How improve reliability & validity • Reflect model used • Reflect content of TR program
In General • More than one assessment needs to be evaluated • Need to be familiar with assessments that are available