PSYCH TESTING & ASSESSMENT

Catalog description

This course provides students with an understanding of assessment, evaluation, and measurement in counseling practice. Students examine the development and use of norm-referenced and criterion-referenced assessment measures. In addition, students learn to conduct assessment interviews, performance assessments, behavioral observation, and computer-assisted assessments. Ethical, multicultural, and social justice issues in the use of various assessment methods are central features of this course. The overall learning goal is to develop critical thinking in the informed use of assessment methods.