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Download full textPlake, Barbara S.; Conoley, Jane Close – 1995
Assessment use is a cornerstone of successful counseling. Information from assessments is used for making several important therapeutic decisions, requiring the counselor to have information about assessment devices and approaches. Tests are being published at a remarkable rate; it is a challenge for counselors to stay well informed. Products and…
Descriptors: Counselors, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research
Hoover, Robert M. – 1988
This digest on test uses in counseling discusses the selection, administration, and scoring of tests; the interpretation of test results; and communication of results to clients. It examines such issues in testing as confidentiality, counselor preparation, client involvement in the testing process, computerized testing, and ethics. (NB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Confidentiality, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Qualifications
Crosby-Muilenburg, Corryn – 1989
This digest lists guides to non-commercial tests and compilations of such tests to help identify potentially useful non-commercial tests and assessment instruments to measure special characteristics of students. Reliability and validity information is frequently available. The guides reviewed include: (1) "Measures for Psychological…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Educational Testing, Psychological Testing, Reference Materials
Mead, Nancy A.; Rubin, Donald L. – 1985
Intended for administrators and policymakers as well as teachers, this digest explores methods of listening and speaking skills assessment. The digest first provides a rationale for teaching and assessing listening and speaking skills. It then examines definitions of oral communication and listening, noting (1) the trend toward defining oral…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Listening Comprehension Tests, Listening Skills
Kapes, Jerome T. – 1995
Much information is available to help users locate and evaluate career assessment instruments. This digest can help improve their evaluations. For the purpose of both locating and evaluating career assessment instruments there are three primary sources. Best known among these are the Buros Institute's publication "Tests in Print" and its…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Choice, Career Counseling, Career Exploration
Geisinger, Kurt F.; Carlson, Janet F. – 1995
The assessment of students with disabilities has taken on considerable importance since the passing of the "Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)" of 1990. ADA requires that assessment of individuals with disabilities be performed with any reasonable accommodations being made. The considerations involved in assessing students with…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Disabilities
