Exploring the applications of psychological testing in the educational setting.

Intelligence and Achievement Paper

This week we began exploring the applications of psychological testing in the educational setting. In this exercise, you will use a standard psychological reference to evaluate the psychometric properties of 1 intelligence test and 1 achievement test.

Imagine you are a teacher at a local high school and have been asked to evaluate an intelligence test and achievement test. You will present your findings to your colleagues at the school.

Select 1 assessment of intelligence and 1 assessment of academic achievement to evaluate using the Mental Measurements Yearbook from the University Library. Access and read each test by following these steps:

Click on Publications at the top of the University Library page.

Type Mental Measurements Yearbook into the search box.

Click on Mental Measurements Yearbook with Tests in Print and access the full text.

Use the EBSCOhost search engine within the Mental Measurements Yearbook to research assessments of intelligence and academic achievement. Enter the name of the test you would like to review into the search box to open a specific test.

If you do not have a specific test in mind, conduct a search for “intelligence” and “academic achievement” to view a list of existing assessments to research. Or, you may use the Advanced Search link and select the TI Test name or SU Test Category fields to search for these keywords. Keep in mind that the full text for all tests may not be available in this database.

Write a 500-word description of each of your tests using information from the Mental Measurements Yearbook in which you:

Include a general description of your test.

Evaluate each test for normative procedures, reliability, validity, and bias.

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

Requirements: 1000 wordsplus references