PSY 550 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
For your final project, you will develop a conceptualization of a person based on background information and select test results. You will study research to understand the purpose of the chosen tests, why the tests were used, and how they help inform the overall understanding of someone’s presenting problems. Throughout the course, you will complete milestone assignments that are drafts of specific final project sections. Because these milestone assignments are drafts, their critical elements and rubrics will be similar to those in the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document.
In this first milestone, you will be working on the first two sections of your final project. You will write an introduction and complete critical elements A through D of the Test and Assessment Development Analysis section for each test.
Prompt
To begin, review the Final Project Rubric and Guidelines document and the Vignette One and Vignette Two documents. Choose one vignette to focus on for your final project. Read the vignette thoroughly, and research the two tests that vignette uses. The final project requires you to include at least six references cited in APA format, so it is important to begin researching and properly citing your resources in this milestone.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed in your own words and supported by cited sources from course readings, resources accessed through vignette links, or other research.
Introduction: Summarize the vignette you chose and address the following in your introduction:
Develop a problem statement. In your response, identify the reason for the referral and the tests used to evaluate the client.
Test and Assessment Development Analysis: Test One
Describe how to administer the test.
Describe the populations for which the test is normed.
Explain the information the test yields.
Determine the test reliability and validity when administered to varying populations.
Test and Assessment Development Analysis: Test Two
Describe how to administer the test.
Describe the populations for which the test is normed.
Explain the information the test yields.
Determine the test’s reliability and validity when administered to varying populations.
What to Submit
Your paper should be a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Use APA style for formatting and citations.
AI Usage
If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow these AI usage guidelines. You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in this Shapiro Library guide.
Milestone One Rubric
Criteria Meets Expectations (100%) Partially Meets Expectations (70%) Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) Value
Introduction: Problem Statement Develops a problem statement that identifies the reason for referral and the type of assessments used Develops a problem statement that identifies the reason for referral and the type of assessments used, but statement is missing key elements Does not develop a problem statement that identifies the reason for referral and the type of assessments used 10
Test and Assessment Development Analysis: Test One: Administered Describes how the test is administered Describes how the test is administered, but description is cursory or lacks detail Does not describe how the test is administered 10
Test and Assessment Development Analysis: Test One: Populations Describes the populations for which the test is normed Describes the populations for which the test is normed, but response contains inaccuracies or lacks justification Does not describe the populations for which the test is normed 10
Test and Assessment Development Analysis: Test One: Yields Explains the information the test yields Explains the information the test yields, but response lacks sufficient detail Does not explain the information the test yields 10
Test and Assessment Development Analysis: Test One: Reliability and Validity Determines the reliability and validity of the test when administered to varying populations Determines the reliability and validity of the test when administered to varying populations, but response contains inaccuracies Does not determine the reliability and validity of the test when administered to varying populations 10
Test and Assessment Development Analysis: Test Two: Administered Describes how the test is administered Describes how the test is administered, but description is cursory or lacks detail Does not describe how the test is administered 10
Test and Assessment Development Analysis: Test Two: Populations Describes the populations for which the test is normed Describes the populations for which the test is normed, but response contains inaccuracies or lacks justification Does not describe the populations for which the test is normed 10
Test and Assessment Development Analysis: Test Two: Yields Explains the information the test yields Explains the information the test yields, but response lacks sufficient detail Does not explain the information the test yields 10
Test and Assessment Development Analysis: Test Two: Reliability and Validity Determines the reliability and validity of the test when administered to varying populations Determines the reliability and validity of the test when administered to varying populations, but response contains inaccuracies Does not determine the reliability and validity of the test when administered to varying populations 10
Clear Communication Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication 5
Citations and Attributions Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with consistent minor errors Uses citations for ideas requiring attribution, with major errors Does not use citations for ideas requiring attribution 5
Total: 100%