PSY-5404 V3

Urbina, S. (2014). Essentials of psychological testing. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.
Review Chapter 6: Essential Test Item Considerations. This resource is important because it describes the steps in the test development process and tips for item writing, analysis, and scoring.

Fenn, J., Tan, C.-S., & George, S. (2020). Development, validation and translation of psychological tests. BJPsych Advances, 26(5), 306–315.
This article provides a critical resource for outlining the steps in the test development process from a practitioner perspective.

Bißantz, S., Frick, S., Melinscak, F., Iliescu, D., & Wetzel, E. (2024). The potential of machine learning methods in psychological assessment and test construction. European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 40(1), 1–4.
This article provides interesting commentary to explore the potential use of new technology (i.e., machine learning methods) in the test construction process.

American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, & National Council on Measurement in Education. (2014). Standards for educational and psychological testing. American Psychological Association.
Review Chapter 4: Test Design and Development. The Standards for Education and Psychological Testing is an important resource because it provides criteria for the development and evaluation of tests and testing practices. Chapter 4 shares important guidance for practitioners specific to the design and development of psychological tests.

National Center for O*NET Development. (n.d.). Testing and assessment: An employer’s guide to good practices. U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration.
Download the DOL’s Testing and Assessment report and review Chapter 5: Standards for Evaluating Tests for tips on how to evaluate psychological tests for use in employment settings.

Aylott, L. M., Finn, G. M., & Tiffin, P. A. (2023). Assessing professionalism in mental health clinicians: Development and validation of a situational judgement test. BJPsych Open, 9(6), 1-8.
This article must be reviewed to complete your WK3 assignment. It provides an example of published research related to the development and validation of a situational judgement test for assessing professionalism in mental health clinicians.