What is psychological testing?
Psychological Testing uses paper and pencil tests to assess a student’s cognitive, emotional, social and psychological development. These tests have been widely used for many years and are very reliable. Some of the test questions and items will feel like school work, while other parts will feel more like games. There are pictures to look at, things to draw and puzzles to complete. In addition to tests that use paper and pencil, a student will answer questions orally and discuss how they think about or feel about certain topics.
Psychological testing is actually a process which includes the use of ‘standardized tests’ as well as a review of symptoms and history. These standardized tests are based upon normative behavior patterns for the ‘average person,’ or upon the behavior of individuals who have certain problems –i.e., attention deficit disorder, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder. These ‘tests’ are not like typical tests where there are right and wrong answers. These tests require the individual to answer questions, talk about perceptions about pictures, and complete questionnaires.
