evaluate procedures and materials used by the test developers, as well as the resulting test, to ensure that potentially offensive content or language is avoided

an example is attached the work cannot be copied directly from example make it your own work.

Instructions

Use the test you selected in Assessment 1 for this assessment.

Assume the role in the scenario below:

Scenario:

The director of the setting in which you work has praised your previous analyses and asked you to continue to evaluate the selected test according to the sixth, seventh, and eighth elements of the “Code Fair Testing Practices in Education” (2004):

The code states that test users, “(6) evaluate representative samples of test questions or practice tests, directions, answer sheets, manuals, and score reports before selecting a test; (7) evaluate procedures and materials used by the test developers, as well as the resulting test, to ensure that potentially offensive content or language is avoided; and (8) select tests with appropriately modified forms or administration procedures for test takers with disabilities who need special accommodations.”

Your analysis and summary will be reviewed by the executive team before you complete a final report.

Use the Assessment 3 Worksheet: Evaluation of Test Materials and Procedures​ Research, linked in the Required Resources, to complete this assessment. The worksheet contains 3 sections. Scoring guide criteria are italicized.

Section One: Test Review Table
Section Two: Summary and Rationale (minimum of 5 pages of content)

Use the Mental Measurements Yearbook reviews, publisher websites, and peer-reviewed journal articles to obtain information about the test under consideration.

Relate your findings for your selected test according to the sixth element of the Code.

Test Items and Format
  • Evaluate a test’s sample items, practice tests, directions, answer sheets, manuals, and score reports for appropriateness and for the intended purpose of the instrument.​
Fair and Appropriate Materials
  • Analyze a test’s procedures and materials as presented by the test developers for appropriateness and for the intended purpose of the instrument.​
  • Analyze a test’s use or availability of modified forms or administration procedures for test-takers with disabilities who need special accommodations for appropriateness and for the intended purpose of the instrument.​
  • Analyze how advances in technology have been used to address issues of test items, procedures, and appropriate and fair usage.​
  • Evaluate one AERA standard for Supporting Documentation for Tests that is implicated in either the positive or negative aspects of the selected test.
Section Three: References
  • Locate a minimum of five resources (a minimum three peer-reviewed journal articles) pertaining to your test’s construction, item development, procedures utilized in construction to minimize offensive content, and provisions of modifications and accommodations for test-takers. You will not be required to have a copy of your test to complete this assessment. You may use many different types of references and sources to obtain this information about your test. These references may include journal articles, literature reviews, Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) reviews, and publisher websites.

Additional Requirements

  • The summary on Elements 6, 7, and 8 (See Section Two) must be at least 5 pages in length. These pages do not include the title page (Section One), or References (Section Three).
  • Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and current APA format and style.
  • Times New Roman font, 12 pt.
  • Double-spaced.
  • Use Turnitin to review your assessment before submitting it for grading.
Reference

Joint Committee on Testing Practices. (2004). Code of fair testing practices in education. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/science/programs/testing/fair-testing.pdf

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Which specific activities helped you gain further competence with these skills?

Assignment 1: Evaluating Your Counseling Skills

You have practiced several counseling skill sets through your participation in this course. Hopefully these gains have left you with increased confidence as well as a desire to learn more. This assignment will help you identify skills you have gained and pave the way for skills you wish to continue to develop in future counseling skills courses.Identify and describe any three skills you have gained in this course.What was your level of competence on each of these skills when you began the course? Which specific activities helped you gain further competence with these skills?Which two skills do you want to continue to develop and why?Submit your response to the  Discussion Area by the due date assigned.Comment on the responses of two of your peers. Suggest measures to enhance the skills each student selected for further development.Keep your answers and your responses professional and supportive. All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.Assignment 1 Grading Criteria Maximum PointsCorrectly identified and clearly reflected upon the three competencies you gained in this course.8Analyzed and clearly articulated your level of competence on the stated skills at the beginning of this course.8Accurately assessed and specifically described the activities that helped you develop the stated skills.8Accurately identified and clearly described two skills you wish to develop. Justified your response.8Participated in the discussion and responded to at least two of your peers by suggesting measures to enhance the skills that each author selected for further development.8Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.4Total:44

Discuss ways to realistically carry out goals

Please find below the instructions. The assignment must be submitted by the due date provided. Please note that it must be a minimum of 4 double-spaced typed pages.

Please note that there is no partial credit for the assignment if it is not
completed according to the instructions provided below.
1. Start with a summary or synopsis of your (present self)  (how you currently see yourself) along the main dimensions of:

1. Career, 2. Family, 3. Friends, 4. Health & 5. Perceived Mental Health

2.  Now Project yourself 3-5 years into the future (casting a future self). If you were going to construct a future that was “optimized” yet “realistic”, that’s constructed to be best for you along the main dimensions of:
1. Career, 2. Family, 3. Friends, 4. Health & 5. Mental Health
3.  Discuss ways to realistically carry out these goals (using what you know, and also perhaps what you’ve learned in this class so far)
4.  Discuss what your life would be like if you didn’t carry out these goals as you had planned in 3-5 years along the same 5 dimensions of:

1. Career, 2. Family, 3. Friends, 4. Health & 5. Mental Health

How can culture influence the therapeutic involvement and engagement of parents in your intervention strategies

Treatment Interventions and Plan

Identify 1 family system model and 1 non-systems model that can be applied to your Client Case: Selection and Interview Preparation and Formulation paper from Week 2.

Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word plan describing the theoretical orientation of the models and how you plan to use them with your client case.

Include the following in your plan:

•Basic concepts of each model and how you would use these with your client case

•A detailed description of intervention strategies used within each model and any possible obstacles you foresee with your client

•How culture will influence the therapeutic involvement and engagement of parents in your intervention strategies

•Cultural considerations or limitations with each model based on your client’s needs

•Family system approach to addressing and treating behavioral problems and/or learning disabilities

•Identification of behavioral and other non-systemic interventions that could be used with your client

How might the portrayal of gender impact behavior and/or mental processes?

To prepare for this discussion, please read Chapter 8 of your textbook. In addition, watch Jean Kilbourne: The dangerous ways ads see women (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Tough Guise: Violence, media & the crisis in masculinity (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. You must also find one scholarly article to inform your thinking (see instructions below).  Finally, review Instructor Guidance and any relevant Announcements.  In this discussion, you will consider the influence of social factors on individual mental processes and behavior.  Be sure to use your own academic voice (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and apply in-text citations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. appropriately throughout your post.

  • Watch Jean Kilbourne:  The Dangerous Ways Ads See Women (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.(Jean Kilbourne, 2014), which examines the portrayal of women in advertising and the resulting effects on feminine identity, and Tough Guise:  Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.(ChallengingMedia, 2006), which examines the portrayal of men in the media and the resulting effects on masculine identity.
  • Locate a scholarly article examining a relevant phenomenon in relation to media and gender (e.g., when considering women in advertising, self-esteem, objectification, body shame, or perceptions of attractiveness might be particularly relevant; when considering men in the media, aggression might be particularly relevant; for both, attitudes and gender roles are relevant themes).  See the recommended articles for this week for some options.
  • Focus on women or men for your discussion, depending on the relevant phenomenon you considered in your research above.  (You will address the opposite in your replies.).
  • Examine the implications of media portrayals of women or men, given the videos you watched and the article you read.  In your discussion, include the following:
    • Explain how stereotypes, prejudice, and/or discrimination are impacted by media portrayals of women or men.
    • Interpret  the implications:
      • How might the portrayal of gender impact behavior and/or mental processes? For example, does seeing scantily clad women or “macho” men have positive or negative effects on men? How does it affect women? Support your points with examples and/or credible evidence.
    • Relate additional phenomena in American culture that that may be especially relevant to a discussion of social attitudes regarding gender.
    • Give an example of an advertisement or media program (other than one presented in the required videos) that you believe might impact attitudes.   Explain the relevance and point out specific elements that illustrate.
  • Remember to use your own academic voice (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and apply in-text citations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. appropriately throughout your post.

Post your initial response of 250 words or more

what light do scientific findings shed on the problem of body weight regulation?

Body Weight Regulation and Anorexia

According to data by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the United States has seen a dramatic increase in obesity with all states having 20% or more of their population being obese (U.S. Obesity Trends). On the other hand, it is estimated that 8 million Americans suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia (Eating Disorder Statistics). These two observations point to the prevalence of body weight concerns in contemporary U.S. culture.  Given these facts, what light do scientific findings shed on the problem of body weight regulation?

Analyze the complex factors that contribute to body weight. You also assess the biological and cultural influences related to eating disorders.

With these thoughts in mind:

Describe how metabolic rate changes with caloric intake. Then describe at least four influences on body weight. Finally, explain how cultural influences might contribute to eating disorders.

Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147122/

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How is biological psychology viewed by other professionals in psychology today?

Biological Psychology Worksheet

PSYCH/630 Version 3

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University of Phoenix Material

Biological Psychology Worksheet

Answer the following questions with 50- to 100-word responses. Prepare to discuss your answers.

1. What are the core assumptions of the biopsychological approach?

2. What historical disciplines converge to create biological psychology?

3. What are some of the earliest examples of a biological approach to studying behavior?

4. What are some examples of modern careers that have resulted from studying biological psychology? Include an overview of the careers.

5. How is biological psychology viewed by other professionals in psychology today?

evaluate the current literature on prenatal influences on sexual behavior, gender orientation, or gender typical behavior.

Paper on Sexual Differentiation

Hormones play a crucial role in shaping the fetal body into either a male- or female-typical body. The brain determines the type and amount of hormones the fetus produces. Furthermore, hormones do not act alone, but rather in concert with brain regions that regulate sexual behavior. The brain, therefore, not only regulates sexual behavior, but it is also shaped by the same hormones that prepare the body for reproduction. These facts raise intriguing questions about gender, sexual behavior and orientation, and the extent to which these are, or are not, under conscious human control.

For this Assignment, you research and evaluate the current literature on prenatal influences on sexual behavior, gender orientation, or gender typical behavior.

The Assignment:

Select an article related to the process of sexual differentiation, prenatal influences on sexual orientation, gender orientation, or gender typical behavior and write a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following:

· Write a brief summary of article  entitled How Science Is Helping Us Understand Gender (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/01/how-science-helps-us-understand-gender-identity/

. Describe two implications of the article’s findings. Explain whether the findings concur or conflict with the body of literature in this area.

· List one question that remains unanswered and is in need of further research.

What are the health problems or issues currently impacting your community?

The development of diseases or the state of wellness and health are influenced by social, economic, environmental, and demographic factors of a population. As such, population statistics play a major role in determining the health status of a community or the distribution of diseases within that community. You are the public health officer or health care administrator in charge of finding a prevention and intervention program to address public health issues in your community. You have been asked by your supervisor to create a report on the public health issue that you will be working for. Based on your findings, express your views on the following:

What are the health problems or issues currently impacting your community?

What is the demographic data of your community as given on the U.S. Census Bureau website?

According to the data related to morbidity, mortality, and prevalence, what are the incidence rates of the diseases in your community?

What are the health care requirements of the community?

How do you plan to assist in the prevention and intervention programs of your community?

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 150-300 words. Submit your document to this Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.

Respond to your peers throughout the week. Justify your answers with examples, research, and reasoning. Follow up posts need to be submitted by the end of the week.

Use the following rubric as a guide to complete your discussion responses.

The development of diseases or the state of wellness and health are influenced by social, economic, environmental, and demographic factors of a population. As such, population statistics play a major role in determining the health status of a community or the distribution of diseases within that community. You are the public health officer or health care administrator in charge of finding a prevention and intervention program to address public health issues in your community. You have been asked by your supervisor to create a report on the public health issue that you will be working for. Based on your findings, express your views on the following:

What are the health problems or issues currently impacting your community?

What is the demographic data of your community as given on the U.S. Census Bureau website?

According to the data related to morbidity, mortality, and prevalence, what are the incidence rates of the diseases in your community?

What are the health care requirements of the community?

How do you plan to assist in the prevention and intervention programs of your community?

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the South University Online Library. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your initial posting should be addressed at 150-300 words. Submit your document to this Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Be sure to cite your sources using APA format.

Use the file rubric as a guide to complete your discussion responses.

Discuss the types and targets of family violence and family resilience such as malnourished and neglected children.

Family Therapy Course

Please put the question or section name above each paragraph

Make sure you address the following points:

· Include a brief discussion on personal and societal perceptions of family violence.

· Identify some primary theories on family violence, delineate the major premises of each, and discuss how these theories can be applied to family therapy practice.

· Bring in assessment ideas and outline the process of completing a family violence assessment with potential clients. Also discuss the application of the Recovery Model to treatment.

· Discuss the types and targets of family violence and family resilience such as mal nourished and neglected children.

· Include a discussion on culture and diversity and how these factors impact family violence.

· How the process of recovery of PTSD might be relevant.

· Length: 10 pages, not including title and reference pages