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| Assessment Instrument Review Template | |
| Name of Instrument, Publication Year, and Purpose | Full name of instrument and acronym (if one is used) Year instrument was published Instrument is used to assess: intelligence, adaptive behavior, behavioral and emotional status, general achievement, reading, writing, mathematics, or oral language |
| Population (target and norm) | Target population (administered for what age or grade level) Norm group (instrument standardized with what age, grade, culture, etc.) |
| Administration (type, tool, personnel) | Type of administration: individual or group Administration tool: test, observation, checklist, etc. Administration personnel: parent, teacher, reading specialist, diagnostician, psychologist, etc. |
| Areas Assessed and Description | Instrument assesses what areas (subtests, indexes/indices, scales, etc.) to provide what information |
| Scores, Interpretation, and Use | Scores given (percentile, GE, AE, standard score, etc.) Interpretation of scores (comparison with norm, individual ability, etc.) Instrument used to: screen, monitor student progress, RTI information, IEP goal setting, etc. |
| Technical Aspects | Validity (type, coefficient, quality, etc.) Reliability (type, quality) |
| Considerations | Practical considerations and factors related to: examinee, examiner and examiner-examinee relationship, and test Ethical considerations: use of assessments, interpreting assessment results, assessment by unqualified persons, obsolete tests or outdated test results, etc. |
| School/District Use | Does your school/district use this instrument? If yes,: for what purpose, who administers, how administered (full administration or partial administration of certain subtests), with what exceptionalities |
| Analysis | Analyze the instrument Make a recommendation for or against using the instrument with support |
| References | Reference information: textbook, Mental Measurements Yearbook, etc. |
