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APPLYING ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES IN PSYCHOLOGY
Critique of Assessment Strategies
Applied to Goals and Outcomes
CHOOSING ASSESSMENT METHODS
In the largest entry in the Assessment Cyberguide, we provide an estimate of the assessment potential for each category and practice within each category in relation to the psychology goals. Suggestions from this entry can help departments pick beneficial approaches and avoid strategies that will have little pay-off.
Goal 1: Knowledge Base of Psychology
Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in psychology.
Goal 2: Research Methods in Psychology
Understand and apply basic research methods in psychology, including research design, data analysis, and interpretation.
Goal 3: Critical Thinking Skills in Psychology
Respect and use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, and, when possible, the scientific approach to solve problems related to behavior and mental processes.
Goal 4: Application of Psychology
Understand and apply psychological principles to personal, social, and organizational issues.
Goal 5: Values in Psychology
Value empirical evidence, tolerate ambiguity, act ethically, and reflect other values that are the underpinnings of psychology as a science.
Goal 6: Information and Technological Literacy
Demonstrate information competence and the ability to use computers and other technology for many purposes.
Goal 7: Communication Skills
Communicate effectively in a variety of formats.
Goal 8: Sociocultural and International Awareness
Recognize, understand, and respect the complexity of sociocultural and international diversity.
Goal 9: Personal Development
Develop insight into their own and other's behavior and mental processes and apply effective strategies for self-management and self-improvement.
Goal 10: Career Planning and Development
Pursue realistic ideas about how to implement their psychological knowledge, skills, and values in occupational pursuits in a variety of settings.
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