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Jones, Enrico E.; Thorne, Avril – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1987
Reviews difficulties attending psychological assessment of individuals of cultural and ethnic minority groups. Critically reviews proposed solutions such as construction of new norms for conventional measures or development of new, culture-specific instruments. Emphasizes need to comprehend direct experience of subject and describes use of…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Cross Cultural Training, Evaluation Methods, Experience
Plake, Barbara S.; Conoley, Jane Close – 1995
Assessment use is a cornerstone of successful counseling. Information from assessments is used for making several important therapeutic decisions, requiring the counselor to have information about assessment devices and approaches. Tests are being published at a remarkable rate; it is a challenge for counselors to stay well informed. Products and…
Descriptors: Counselors, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
Latkovich, Sharon A. – 1996
The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is used to assess the behavioral problems and social competencies of children. Its broad usage in both a practitioner and research context has led to misapplications as compared to the CBCL's original intended purpose. Practical applications vary from the more traditional mental health centers and medical…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Diagnostic Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Obrzut, John E. – 1982
This paper reviews the literatuare on projective techniques of personality assessment and their use by school psychologists. Following a brief survey of the development of projective techniques, several of the most widely used techniques are briefly discussed, i.e., the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), the Childrens Apperception Test (CAT), the…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Literature Reviews
Haddox, Victor; And Others – 1972
The purpose of this study was to develop a psychometric evaluation technique which could be used to efficiently assess individual features of addiction treatment subjects which bear upon success of treatment. Previous administration of personality measures in two addiction treatment programs had revealed that successful and unsuccessful treatment…
Descriptors: Counseling, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Education
Reifle, Sheila; Edwards, Agnes – 1975
The instruments used in the evaluation of Project C-BE (computer-based instruction) are presented and described in this report. A brief description of each instrument, its purpose, developmental history, references and reliability studies are provided. These instruments were administered to Project C-BE classes in an attempt to identify…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs
International Personnel Management Association, Washington, DC. – 1988
Author-generated summaries/outlines of papers presented at the annual conference of the International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) in 1988 are provided. The "Presidential Address" is by N. E. Abrams. The keynote address is "Is There a Future for Intelligence?" by R. Thorndike. Summaries of 53…
Descriptors: Assessment Centers (Personnel), Computer Assisted Testing, Evaluation Methods, Job Analysis
McReynolds, Paul, Ed. – 1968
Intended for use as a supplementary text in courses on assessment and related fields, the text discusses the following: introduction to psychological assessment; current conceptions of intelligence and their implications for assessment; assessment in the study of creativity; interpreter's syllabus for the California Psychological Inventory; the…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Counseling Effectiveness, Creativity, Evaluation Methods
Wilson, Russell C. – 1975
The study's purpose was to use the Adjective Check List (ACL), a self-administered personality assessment instrument, to determine whether there were response differences between a sample of Adult Basic Education (ABE) students and the general test norms. The ACL was administered to 142 students in ABE high school completion programs in Des…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria