Discussion: Debating Ability Testing

Discussion: Debating Ability Testing

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Your  initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until  Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect  both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses.  Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon  above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Debating Ability Testing

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 5 and 6 in  the textbook and the required articles for this week, and view the video.

For your initial post, you will present at least two viewpoints  debating professional approaches to assessment used in psychology for  your assigned age group. Please see the list below for your assigned age  group. In addition to the required reading, research a minimum of one  peer-reviewed article from the Ashford University Library on ability  testing research at is pertains to your assigned age group.

In your initial post, you must

• Briefly compare and discuss at least two theories of intelligence  and the contemporary assessment measures related to those theories.
• Analyze challenges related to assessing individuals in your assigned  age group and describe any special ethical and sociocultural issues  which must be considered.
• Analyze and provide evidence from validation studies supporting and  opposing the use of specific instruments with your assigned population.
• Present the pros and cons of individual versus group assessment of ability.
• Summarize the implications of labelling and mislabeling individuals  in your assigned age group as a result of testing and assessment.

Last name begins with

• A through E: Preschool-aged children through age 7
• F through J: Children ages 7 through 16
• K through O: Adolescents and young adults ages 16 through 25
• P through T: Adults ages 26 through 60
• U through Z: Adults age 61 and older

Guided Response: Review several of your colleagues’  posts and respond to at least two of your peers, at least of one whom  was assigned a different age group than you, by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of  the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in  the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this  discussion. Be sure to review the assigned articles before constructing  your reply.

Which of the assessment instruments presented by your classmate  demonstrates the strongest validity, and which (if any) do not show  strong validity for the age group being discussed? Were there  appropriate age, socioeconomic, language, and/or cultural considerations  your classmate did not mention but should have been included in her or  his initial post? What ethical consideration(s), in addition to those  mentioned by your classmate, might you recommend be included? Provide a  rationale for the inclusion of these considerations. Use information  from the required resources as well as any other appropriate  peer-reviewed articles to support your statements. Continue to monitor  the discussion forum until 5:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST) on Day  7 of the week and respond to anyone who replies to your initial post. THIS IS THE ONE THAT  I HAVE TO DO K through O: Adolescents and young adults ages 16 through 25