User:Ongmianli/Assessment Template

This is an assessment template that can be used to create Wikipedia articles on noted psychological assessments.

In general, according to WP:MEDRS, medical articles should be written in the following format:

Template for writing medical-test articles
This section is NOT included in the actual page. It is an overview of what is generally included in a page.


 * Versions, if more than one kind or variant of the test or procedure exists
 * Psychometrics, including validity and reliability of test results
 * History of the test
 *  Use in other populations, such as other cultures and countries
 * Research
 * Limitations

Lead section
This will be the lead section. This section should give a quick summary of what the assessment is. Here are some pointers (please do not use bullet points when writing article):


 * What are its acronyms?
 * What is its purpose?
 * What population is it intended for? What do the items measure?
 * How long does it take to administer?
 * Who (individual or groups) was it created by?
 * How many questions are inside? Is it multiple choice?
 * What has been its impact on the clinical world in general?
 * Who uses it? Clinicians? Researchers? What settings?

Versions

 * What are the versions of this test that exists, if any? For each section, there should be a description of the test.
 * If there are multiple versions, why was the most recent one created? (Usually DSM update or norm update, among other reasons)
 * What is its intended population, number of questions and acronyms?

Reliability
The rubrics for evaluating reliability and validity are now on published pages in Wikiversity. You will evaluate the instrument based on these rubrics. Then, you will delete the code for the rubric and complete the table (located after the rubrics). Don't forget to adjust the headings once you copy/paste the table in!

An example using the table from the General Behavior Inventory is attached below.

Reliability
Reliability refers to whether the scores are reproducible. Unless otherwise specified, the reliability scores and values come from studies done with a United States population sample. Here is the rubric for evaluating the reliability of scores on a measure for the purpose of evidence based assessment.

Validity describes the evidence that an assessment tool measures what it was supposed to measure. There are many different ways of checking validity. For screening measures such as the CAGE, diagnostic accuracy and discriminative validity are probably the most useful ways of looking at validity.

Validity
Validity describes the evidence that an assessment tool measures what it was supposed to measure. There are many different ways of checking validity. For screening measures, diagnostic accuracy and discriminative validity are probably the most useful ways of looking at validity. Unless otherwise specified, the validity scores and values come from studies done with a United States population sample. Here is a rubric for describing validity of test scores in the context of evidence-based assessment.

Development and history

 * Why was this instrument developed? Why was there a need to do so? What need did it meet?
 * What was the theoretical background behind this assessment? (e.g. addresses importance of 'negative cognitions', such as intrusions, inaccurate, sustained thoughts)
 * How was the scale developed? What was the theoretical background behind it?
 * How are these questions reflected in applications to theories, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
 * If there were previous versions, when were they published?
 * Discuss the theoretical ideas behind the changes

Impact

 * What was the impact of this assessment? How did it affect assessment in psychiatry, psychology and health care professionals?
 * What can the assessment be used for in clinical settings? Can it be used to measure symptoms longitudinally? Developmentally?

Use in other populations

 * How widely has it been used? Has it been translated into different languages? Which languages?

Research

 * Any recent research done that is pertinent?

Limitations

 * If self report, what are usual limitations of self-report?
 * State the status of this assessment (is it copyrighted? If free, link to it).

Example page

 * General Behavior Inventory