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Introduction to Classical and Modern Test Theory

Introduction to Classical and Modern Test Theory. Highlights of History of Psychological Testing and Assessment. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment. 2200 B.C.E. Proficiency Testing started in China 1115 B.C.E.

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Introduction to Classical and Modern Test Theory

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  1. Introduction to Classical and Modern Test Theory Highlights of History of Psychological Testing and Assessment

  2. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 2200 B.C.E. Proficiency Testing started in China 1115 B.C.E. During Chen Dynasty test proficiency examination conducted in areas such as music, archery, horsemanship, writing, arithmetic, agriculture, and geography, for civil service examinations.

  3. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 400 B. C. E. Plato suggested people should work at jobs consistent with their abilities and Endowments/ or natural capacities.

  4. HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF DOING? HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF DOING?

  5. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment "The Unexamined Life is not Worth Living." Socrates 469 BC

  6. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 200 Dark Ages begin Science takes a backseat to faith and superstition.

  7. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1600 After 1400 years from dark ages we slowly moved from a religion dominated view of the world to a philosophical and scientific view.

  8. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1859 Publication of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (humans are descended from apes). Natural Selection and the Survival of the Fittest of the Species.

  9. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1860 Gustave(gu̇s-ˌtäv)Fechnerpublishes Elements of Psychophysics (perception of light and sound).

  10. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1869 Francis Galton (gȯl-tən) father of testingmovement half cousin to Darwin GaltonNature publishes a study of heredity and genius, pioneering a statistical technique that Karl Pearsonwould later call Correlation.

  11. NATURE VS NURTURE The phrase "Nature versus nurture" was coined by Francis Galton in discussion of the influence of heredity or genes and environment on social advancement. The nature versus nurture concerns the relative importance of an individual's genetic qualities "nature,” versus environment “nurture," in determining or causing individual differences in physical and behavioral traits.

  12. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1879 Wilhelm Max Wundt founds the firstexperimental psychology laboratory, in Leipzig, Germany (reaction time)

  13. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1890 American psychologistJames MckeenCattellcoins the term “mental test” in a publication.

  14. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1895 Alfred Binetand Victor Henri publish articles calling for the measurement of cognitive abilities.

  15. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1896 LightnerWitmerestablishes the first psychological clinic in the United States, at the University of Pennsylvania.

  16. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1904 Charles/Carl Spearman student of Wilhelm Max Wundt at Leipzig begins the foundation for Test Reliability and Factor Analysis.

  17. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1905 AlferedBinetand Theodore Simon published a 30-item“measuring scale of intelligence.” Binet-Simon Intelligence Scale launches a new era in measurement.

  18. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1913 John Watson publishes Psychology as the Behaviorist Views it, which is known as the “Behaviorist Manifesto.” Galton Nature-> heredity Watson Nurture -> environment

  19. "Twelve infants" quotation “Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select – doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors.” John Watson

  20. GOOD GENES IN A GOOD ENVIRONMENT, CHANCES OF GROWTH: MAXIMUM POTENTIAL

  21. GOOD GENES IN A BAD ENVIRONMENT, CHANCES OF GROWTH: STOPS AT A POINT.

  22. BAD GENES IN A GOOD ENVIRONMENT, CHANCES OF GROWTH: PARTIAL GROWTH.

  23. BAD GENES IN A BAD ENVIRONMENT, CHANCES OF GROWTH: WILL NEVER MAKE IT.

  24. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1913 Swiss psychologist Herman Rorschach, publishes papers on how analysis of patients’ art-work can provide insights into personality. In 1921 he published his now famous monograph, psychodiagnostics, known as, the Rorschach Inkblot Test.

  25. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1914 World War I serves as a boon to the testing movement since thousands of recruits must be quickly screened for intellectual functioning and emotional fitness.

  26. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1916 Lewis Termanfrom Stanford University, publishes the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Test.

  27. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1926 The development of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) started and administered for the first time.

  28. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1927 Charles/Carl Spearmanpublishes a two-factor theory of intelligence in which he postulates the existence of a general intellectual ability factor (g) and specific (s) components of that general ability.

  29. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1931 L.L.Thurstone publishes Multiple Factor Analysis. He created systems of equations or “laws” to estimate scale values for each stimulus. He also developed Agree-Disagree format

  30. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1935 Henry A. Murray published “Thematic Apperception Test.” The final version of the test was published in 1943.

  31. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1938 According to the 1938 “Mental Measurement Year Book” at least 4,000 different psychological tests were in print at this year. Lauretta Bender published “A Visual Motor Gestalt Test.” Bender Gestalt II published in 2003.

  32. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1939 David "Wex" Wechsler “Wex-ler” from Bellevue Hospital in New York City introduces the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale, designed to measure adult intelligence.

  33. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1940 World War II serves as a boon to the testing movement since thousands of recruits must be quickly screened for intellectual functioning and emotional fitness. Hathaway and McKinley developed MMPI

  34. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1941 Raymond Cattellwith the benefit of factor analysis as a statistical tool, introduces a theory of intelligence based on two general factors he calls “fluid intelligence” and“crystallized intelligence.” Later, he developed 16PF.

  35. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1941 Fluidintelligence” involves being able to think, reason, and solve problems (short term memory/working memory). Crystallizedintelligence involves knowledge that comes from prior learning and past experiences (long term memory).

  36. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1951 Test expert Lee Cronbachintroduces “Coefficient Alpha” to measure test reliability. This formula which was the modification of KR-20calculates the mean of all possible split-half test correlations (reliabilities). Later, it was corrected by Spearman-Brown Prophesy Formula.

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  38. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1954 The first edition of “Psychological Testing” by Ann Anastasipublished. Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget publishes his work on the development of cognition in children.

  39. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1963 Stanly Milgrampublishes “Behavioral Study of Obedience.” The experimental procedures and measurement methods of his work aroused many questioning on ethical grounds, and eventually leadto the establishment of APA Ethics Committees to oversee measurement procedures

  40. E=Experimenter/Researcher/AuthorityT=Teacher/SubjectL=Learner/confederate/ActorE=Experimenter/Researcher/AuthorityT=Teacher/SubjectL=Learner/confederate/Actor

  41. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1975 John Holland proposes a classification system consisting of six personality types based on corresponding interest patternscalled “ Vocational Preference Inventory.”

  42. History of Psychological Testing and Assessment 1993 The APA publishes “guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations.”

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