3. Interpretation
Pseudo Test
• Circle – Wholeness
• Square – stability
• Spiral – Transition and change
• Cross – relationship
• Triangle – goal, aspiration, dream or ambition
• Middle Shape – current status and position
• Fourth Shape – past experience
• First Shape – ideal / you want to achieve
• Second Shape – bridge to achieve the ideal
• Fifth Shape – issue that you try to ignore, deny or minimize
4. Presentation Outline
• Identify the Psychological Test
• The role of Standardization, Reliability and Validity
• The need to control the use of psychological test
• The correct way of Test Administration
5. Identify the
Psychological Test
• Psychological Test is essentially an objective and
standardized in measure of a sample of behavior
• Standardized Psychological Test
• Projective Psychological Test
• Pseudo Test
6. Standardization
• Standardization – implies uniformity of procedure in
administering and scoring the test
• In order to secure uniformity of testing condition, the test
constructor provides detailed directions for administering
each newly developed test
• Psychological test have no predetermined standards of
passing or failing; performance on each test is evaluated
on the basis of empirical data.
7. Reliability
• As used in psychometrics, the term “reliability” basically
means consistency.
• The psychological test is released for general use, a
thorough, objective check of its reliability should be
carried out.
8. Validity
• Undoubtedly the most important question to be asked
about any psychological test concerns its validity – that
is, the gdegree to which the test actually measures what
it purpose to measure
9. The need to control the
use of psychological test
• Two Principal Reasons for controlling the use of
Psychological Test
• To ensure that the test is given by a qualified examiner and
that the scores are properly used
• To prevent general familiarity with the test content, which
would invalidate the test.
10. The correct way of Test
Administration
• Advance Preparation of Examiners
• Test Conditions
• Introducing the Test: Rapport and Test – Taker
Orientation
11. Thank You for Listening
• Anastasi, A., & Urbina, S. (2005). Psychological Testing.
Pearson Education, Asia Pte Ltd.
