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Assessment
Standardized Assessment, Pediatrics
Question | Answer |
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What is the purpose of standardized assessments? | Identify children who may need specialized intervention or environmental adaptation because their performance in a given area is outside the norm, or average, for their particular age |
What is normally included in a standardized assessment? | -Procedure -Scoring -Materials -Manual |
What are common standardized tests? | -SAT -ACT -GRE |
In OT standardized tests are use to? | -Determine eligibility -Monitor progress -Make decisions about interventions |
What must an OT know about a standardized test? | -Scoring -Interpretation -Choosing the appropriate test -How to report and discuss the scores |
What are the benefits of standardized testing? | -Scientific approach -Statistically valid -Well known, commercially available -Monitor developmental progress -Program eval to determine response to interventions |
What are the negatives of standardized testing? | -Cannot stand alone as a measure of Childs abilities -Does not take into consideration other aspects of the child -Artificial and anxiety producing scenarios -Rigid -Performance cannot be expressed as a standard score |
What is the purpose of a norm-referenced test? | Compare Childs performance to normative sample |
What is the content of a norm-referenced test? | General, wide variety of skills |
What is the admin and scoring of norm-referenced test? | Always standardized |
What are the psychometric properties of a norm-referenced test? | Mean, standard deviation, standard score |
What is the item selection for norm-referenced tests? | Statistical performance, may no relate to functional skills or therapy objectives |
What are examples of norm-referenced tests? | PDMS-2, BOT-2, PEDI-CAT |
What is the purpose of a criterion-referenced test? | Compare Childs performance to a defined list of skills |
What is the content in a criterion-referenced test? | Detailed, specific objectives or developmental milestones |
What is the admin and scoring of criterion-referenced test? | Standardized or non-standardized |
What are the psychometric properties in a criterion-referenced test? | Non score distribution, a child may pass or fail all items |
What is the item selection in a criterion-referenced test? | Items chosen for functional and developmental importance |
What are examples of a criterion-referenced test? | PDMS-2, PEDI-CAT, HELP, SFA |
What is reliability? | The test is consistent when that skill is measured again |
What is validity? | The test measure what it claims to measure |
What are general instructions for the testing environment? | Well lit room free of visual or auditory distractions |
When should you schedule a standardized test? | During a time when the child is able to perform optimally |
What should we document after the test? | -When/where/how it was administered -Performance demands -Characteristics or environmental supports -Levels of tolerance |