Vocational Testing

Vocational Testing and Infant and Preschool Assessment

Vocational Testing and Infant and Preschool Assessment

Vocational Testing

One of psychology's most important and enduring contributions to civilization is the development of the psychological test. Psychologists have invented and refined psychometric procedures (i.e., tests) for assessing a breathtakingly wide array of constructs (Gregory, 2007). The development of computer programs capable of preparing test interpretations was pioneered in the area of vocational interest measurement three decades ago. Since that time the practice has expanded to include personality tests and tests used in making psychological diagnoses. Essentially, the computer program compares the test results to the normative ...