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Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (Rust-4E)
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Lenz, A. Stephen; Ault, Haley; Balkin, Richard S.; Barrio Minton, Casey; Erford, Bradley T.; Hays, Danica G.; Kim, Bryan S. K.; Li, Chi – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2022
In April 2021, The Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Executive Council commissioned a time-referenced task group to revise the Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST) Statement (3rd edition) published by the Association for Assessment in Counseling (AAC) in 2003. The task group developed a work plan to implement…
Descriptors: Responsibility, Standardized Tests, Counselor Training, Ethics
Evidence That Practitioners Err in Administering and Scoring the WAIS-R.
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Slate, John R.; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1993
Conducted study to examine whether practitioners err in administering and scoring Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R). Obtained WAIS-R protocols from 50 randomly selected psychological folders in records of 1 school district. Found that practitioners committed errors on all 50 protocols. Errors on 27 of 50 protocols were sufficient…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Examiners, Intelligence Tests, Scoring
Student Error in Administering the WISC-R: Identifying Problem Areas.
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Slate, John R.; Jones, Craig H. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1990
Investigated most frequent types of examiner errors made by graduate students (n=26) in administering Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) and examined on which items these mistakes were most likely to occur. Findings identified deficiencies in traditional methods of teaching students how to administer the WISC-R. Students…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Examiners, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Practitioners and Cross-Cultural Assessment: A Practical Guide to Information and Training.
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Hinkle, J. Scott – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1994
Presents a cross-cultural perspective for testing practitioners. Discusses practical cross-cultural assessment issues, including test unfairness or bias. Offers solutions to testing issues regarding diverse populations. Includes 80 citations. (Author/CRR)
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Evaluation
Examiner Disability and Other Bias Sources in Administration of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Revised.
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Voskuil, Susan; Tucker, Inez A. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1987
To examine participant and examiner bias, graduate students posing as disabled examiners in a wheelchair administered the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised to 101 nondisabled college students. In terms of bias operating to influence subtest scores, only participant gender had a significant effect. Men scored higher than women on both the…
Descriptors: College Students, Disabilities, Examiners, Experimenter Characteristics
The Marriage between Tests and Counseling Redux: Summary of the 1972 Article.
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Goldman, Leo – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1994
Summarizes article written in 1972 which concluded that most counselors were not using standardized tests well, because of intrinsic limitations of the tests and insufficient technical competence among counselors. Discusses methods to remedy situation that could be taken by both test developers and counselors. (NB)
Descriptors: Competence, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Qualifications, Counselors
Test and Counseling: We Are Still Married and Living in Discriminant Analysis.
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Zytowski, Donald G. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1994
Reviews Leo Goldman's (1972) assertion of failed relationship between tests and counseling. Reviews seven suggestions made by Goldman to remedy situation and considers how they have affected the relationship between tests and counseling. Concludes that relationship remains intact, chiefly in the field of career counseling. (NB)
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Competence, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Qualifications
Tests and Counseling: The Marriage That Prevailed.
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Prediger, Dale J. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1994
Responds to Goldman's (1972) article asserting failed relationship between tests and counseling. Describes basis for renewed relationship between tests and career counseling. Reviews reasons Goldman cited for failed testing-counseling relationship, then focuses on two of Goldman's major themes: problems with selection-oriented, prediction models…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Competence, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Qualifications
Psychosocial Characteristics of Handicapped Children Who Perform Suboptimally during Assessment.
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Fuchs, Douglas; And Others – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1986
A language test and five psychosocial measures were used to evaluate the effect of examiners on 32 disabled preschool and school-age children who were moderately to profoundly speech impaired, or both. Results indicated that the children performed significantly better when tested by familiar examiners than by unfamiliar examiners. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Children, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education