Spanish Projects for the Improvement in Tests Utilization
Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Tests are measuring instruments that assist the professional in their daily work. They are gov- erned by psychometric principles of unquestionable obsevance that proper use can only safeguard. Techni- cal rigor and appropriate use allow tests to reach the purpose for which they were built. National and inter- national organizations related to the use of tests try to improve professional practice using as main argument further training. The implementation of a project requires: (a) a support structure the in Spain is offered by the College of Psychologists, (b) the availability of quality instruments, and (c) international collaboration. Availability, regulation and cooperation are the basis of the proposals shown in this work that has attempted to draw the current picture regarding Spanish projects for improving the use of tests.
Authors: Universidad del País Vasco, Paula Elousa, José Muñiz
Institution: University of the Basque Country
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1669766787