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ADM selected article

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:26:00

In this section we will be providing a pdf of a randomly selected educational or occupational article from the current edition of Assessment & Development Matters (ADM)

The article selected from the Summer 2010 edition is Dyscalculia: A practitioner's view, by Clare Trott.

Dyscalculia - A practitioner's view.pdf

ADM is mailed out quarterly to all qualified testers with a current annual entry on the Register of Competence in Psychological Testing.

Alternatively, e-copies of ADM can be purchased through the BPS Shop

Look out for our next posting from the autumn edition of ADM at the end of September 2010.

Delayed registering as a test user? Don't miss the boat!

Wed, 26 May 2010 12:42:00

The process for registering test user qualifications is changing.

Information for individuals seeking an affirmation of competence
Information for Verified Assessors regarding transitional arrangements

If you have completed a training programme leading to eligibility to apply for one of the Society's Certificates of Competence, and you trained more than 12 months ago, but never obtained certification with the Society, there is a limited period where you can still gain registration for your qualification.

For further details of these transitional arrangements, please download the document below.

Guidance for individuals seeking affirmation of competence.pdf

To access a list of designated Verified Assessors for the affirmation of competence (transitional arrangements), please download the document below.

designated assessors3.pdf

If you completed your training and had an assessment of your competence within the last 12 months, please click here for information about how to register.

Information for Verified Assessors regarding transitional arrangements

Transitional Arrangements for Affirmation of Competence.pdf

Additional guidance forAssessors -Affirmation of Competence.pdf

To become a designated Verified Assessor for the Affirmation of Competence, please contact the PTC office.

CCET qualification in Educational Testing

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:13:00

The Level A Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (CCET)

In April 2010 we sent SENCOs and head teachers in secondary schools across England the letter below.

The benefits of the CCET qualification in Educational Testing.pdf

We drew attention to the Society's qualification in educational test use The Level A Certificate of Competence in Educational Testing (CCET).

If you would like to find out about the competencies which underpin the CCET, please download the General Information Pack below.

Level A Educational Testing General Information Pack.pdf

If you are interested in finding out more about training, leading to an assessment of your competence and eligibility to apply for the CCET, please view the List of Level A Educational Assessors. Here you will find the names of Assessors and the contact details of those running publicly accessible training courses.

List of Level A Educational Testing Assessors - April 2010.pdf

Changes to Level A and B

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:22:00

Dave Bartram and Pat Lindley from the Society's Steering Committee on Test Standards review the development of Society test user qualifications since their inception and present the new approach to test user qualification which the Society will launch in 2010.

Delivering standards for tests and testing.pdf

This article was first published in The Psychologist, Vol. 23 No.3, March 2010 and is published by The British Psychological Society- see http://www.thepsychologist.org.uk/about/about_home.cfm

Keeping you informed of proposed changes to test standards

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:47:00

Keeping you informed of proposed changes to test standards

We will endeavour to keep you informed of the proposed changes to test standards due for roll-out in 2010.

Below you will find a series of articles produced on behalf of the BPS Steering Committee for Test Standards, outlining the rationale behind revising test standards and test user qualifications and an outline of the structure of proposed test user qualifications.

Members of the Register of Competence in Psychological Testing will first have seen these articles in their member magazine Assessment & Development Matters, over the last year.

It is our aim to update this posting quarterly until the revised test standards have been launched.Our next posting will be in September 2010.

Revised test standards ADM Volume 1 No_ 2 Summer 09.pdf

Revised test standards ADM Volume 1_ No_ 3 Autumn 2009.pdf

revised test standards ADM Volume 1 No 4 Winter 2009.pdf

Revised test standards ADM Volume 2_ No_ 1 Spring 2010.pdf

Revised test standards ADM Volume 2 No 2 Summer 2010.pdf

Implications for diagnostic assessment- a comparison of two measures

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:15:00

A comparison of the WRIT Verbal Analogies test and the WAIS-III (UK Edition) Similarities sub-test: Implications for diagnostic assessment

by David Grant

This article first appeared in Assessment & Development Matters, Volume 1, No. 4 (Winter 2009) and is posted here with the addition of two profiles showing the different results for an anonymous individual based on the two different tests.

Implications for diagnostic assessment.pdf

Changes to Level A and B guidance

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:55:00

Changes to Level A and B guidance

Q. Just a query regarding the changes to Levels A and B in terms of including this within our MSc course. Currently, we offer Levels A and B as extras to the course (as a subsidised rate) run by people outside of our organisation. They've just sent the information and in July will be training our students in Level A and B. To what extent should they be using the old system or new system?

A. Guidance will be produced next year and this is the plan. Once the Register opens Assessors can continue to assess in the usual way (i.e. using the assessment materials and methods that have been verified) However the recording of the succesful completion of the assessment will be recorded differently.

At the moment it is done on paper with the Assessor signing off each of the Units of Competence. When the Register is opened this will be done online (information and guidance will be provided at a later date) and the same units and elements will be recombined into modules which will be signed off online by the Assessor. We already have a map which will show how the current units and elements map onto the new modular system and that will be among the documentation that will be available before the change over.

At the moment there is no Item Response Theory (IRT) component to the Level A qualification. This will be a component of the new qualification which will be phased in after the Register opens and through the verification cycle. Once again the information provided in Guidance for Assessors will give information on the level and content expected for this.

Derailers and Personality

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:59:00

Derailers and Personality by Gillian Hyde

This article first appeared in Assessment & Development Matters (Volume 1. No.3 Autumn 2009) The online article features addtional tables presenting the scales and correlation matrix for the HDS and OPQ32i.

WEB EXTRA Derailers and Personality.pdf

Are you yet to apply for your Level B Intermediate?

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:10:00

Have you been trained in the use of a personality instrument?

Have you been awarded a Level A Certificate of Competence in Occupational Testing? Have you undertaken training in a personaility instrument within the last 12 months?

To now apply for Level B Intermediate, please download an application form from our website under the How to Apply and Packs tab.
You will need to print off an application form and send it to your Assessor to sign. Then mail it back to us with the appropriate payment which you will find on the Applicant's Schedule of Fees.

Please note that we have a policy of accepting applications within 12 months of the date from which training delegates have been signed off in all units by their Assessor as a competent test user.

Are you accessing best practice guidelines and information for test takers and test users?

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:28:00

Are you a qualified test user? Or are you a test taker?

If you can answer 'yes' to either of these questions there is a range of information on our website to support you.

Test Takers: As a first port of call you may like to visit the 'Roles' buttons on our home page, under which you will find FAQs. You might then like to progress on to the Test Taker's Guide which outlines what you can expect from a testing experience. You might also like to look at the Code of Good Practice for Psychological Testing, to which all qualified testers should adhere. You can find these by visiting the home page tab ' The PTC' and selecting the option 'Guidelines and Information'.You may also like to attempt some psychological tests by visiting the area called ' Companies that offer practice tests' under our home page tab 'Directories'.

Qualified Test Users: Are you on the Register of Competence in Psychological Testing? If so, then you agree to abide by the Code of Good Practice for Psychological Testing. For a refresher you can download this by visiting the home page tab ' The PTC' and selecting the option ' Guidelines and Information'.

You can also access a range of best practice guidelines here, such as The Test User's Guide, guidance on supporting test takers with special needs, guidance on using online testing for recruitment and best practice guidelines for Assessment & Development Centres, as well as much more.

Has your entry lapsed on the Register of Competence in Psychological Testing?

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:20:00

If you no longer have a current entry on the Register of Competence in Psychological Testing and would like to reinstate this, please contact us on 0116 252 9530.

Staff at the Psychological Testing Centre will be happy to explain the importance of retaining your annual entry on the Register and to inform you of member benefits attached with registration.

The current fee for an annual entry on the Register is £25. Card payments can be processed over the phone, should you wish to renew at that point.

List of useful terms relating to assessment and psychological testing

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:41:00

This list of useful terms relates to the field of testing in organisational and work settings.

List of Useful Terms.pdf

Please note further use of this list is subject to copyright restrictions.

Member benefits for entrants on the Register of Competence in Psychological Testing

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:49:00

As a registrant are you aware that you can download previous editions of our current magazine Assessment & Development Matters? This magazine is aimed at a growing readership of educational and occupational testers who have been awarded Certificates of Competence in psychological testing.

You can also access archive editions of our former magazine Selection and Development Review, which over the years has featured many articles of topical interest which continue to be relevant to today's practitioners in the field of occupational testing, assessment and development.

You can also access over 135 complete test reviews, which have been independently reviewed by the British Psychological Society.

As a first time user of the Register members' area of our website, set yourself up as a new user and type in your Society membership number or RCPT reference number. Set yourself a password which you can easily remember! Then you will need to wait 24 hours before you can re-log in to the site to enable your access to activate.

The structure of work effectiveness

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:32:00

The structure of work effectiveness by Rainer Kurz, Peter Saville & Rab MacIver

A shorter version of this article without all the embedded tables was first published in volume 1, edition 1 of Assessment & Development Matters.

Structure of Work Effectiveness Article ADM 2009.pdf

Book Review: Educational Testing - A Competence Based Approach

Mon, 11 May 2009 10:07:00

Book Review: Educational Testing - A Competence Based Approach.pdf