Book contents
- International Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Educational and Psychological Testing in a Global Context
- International Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Series Editor’s Foreword
- Chapter 1 Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Chapter 2 Psychological Assessment in Southern Africa
- Chapter 3 Psychological Testing and Inclusive Schooling
- Chapter 4 Psychological Assessment in West Africa
- Chapter 5 Psychological Assessment in the Levant
- Chapter 6 The History of Assessment in the Nordic Countries
- Chapter 7 Key Episodes in The History of Testing in Central Western Europe
- Chapter 8 The Beginnings of Psychological Assessment in Spain and Portugal
- Chapter 9 Histories of Psychological Assessments in the United Kingdom
- Chapter 10 The Early History of Psychological Testing in Eastern Europe and Russia
- Chapter 11 Hearing the Untold
- Chapter 12 History of Psychological Assessment in Southern Asia
- Chapter 13 The History of Psychological Testing in East Asia
- Chapter 14 Psychological Assessment and Testing in Malaysia and Singapore
- Chapter 15 A Brief History of Testing and Assessment in Oceania
- Chapter 16 Psychological Assessment in South America
- Chapter 17 Historical Development of Psychological Assessment in the Caribbean
- Chapter 18 The History of Psychological Assessment in North America
- Chapter 19 Looking Back, Moving Forward
- Index
- References
Chapter 19 - Looking Back, Moving Forward
Assessment Futures in the Global Village
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2022
- International Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Educational and Psychological Testing in a Global Context
- International Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Series Editor’s Foreword
- Chapter 1 Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Chapter 2 Psychological Assessment in Southern Africa
- Chapter 3 Psychological Testing and Inclusive Schooling
- Chapter 4 Psychological Assessment in West Africa
- Chapter 5 Psychological Assessment in the Levant
- Chapter 6 The History of Assessment in the Nordic Countries
- Chapter 7 Key Episodes in The History of Testing in Central Western Europe
- Chapter 8 The Beginnings of Psychological Assessment in Spain and Portugal
- Chapter 9 Histories of Psychological Assessments in the United Kingdom
- Chapter 10 The Early History of Psychological Testing in Eastern Europe and Russia
- Chapter 11 Hearing the Untold
- Chapter 12 History of Psychological Assessment in Southern Asia
- Chapter 13 The History of Psychological Testing in East Asia
- Chapter 14 Psychological Assessment and Testing in Malaysia and Singapore
- Chapter 15 A Brief History of Testing and Assessment in Oceania
- Chapter 16 Psychological Assessment in South America
- Chapter 17 Historical Development of Psychological Assessment in the Caribbean
- Chapter 18 The History of Psychological Assessment in North America
- Chapter 19 Looking Back, Moving Forward
- Index
- References
Summary
To look forward, it is necessary to look back and learn from the past. Hence this diverse collection of histories provides an excellent opportunity to reflect on what a future assessment might look like globally. Across the regions the themes for the future of assessment were similar. These centered around the need to adapt tests, to incorporate more local or emic assessments, as well as the need to use more indigenous knowledge. There was a clear narrative of a lack of training and resources in countries that would typically be described as developing or as low- to middle-income countries. This need was also evident in countries that are relatively developed but engaged with psychological assessment later in their histories in comparison to the United States, Britain, France, and Germany, for example. Typically, countries that were colonized, especially those colonized by Britain, showed more developments in the field of assessment as they had more contact with early developments in the field. This chapter reflects on the international histories of assessment and provides an overarching view on what we assess, why we assess, who assesses, and how we assess. In so doing the chapter presents a possible blueprint for the way forward for assessment in the global village that will be equally accessible and applicable to all.
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- International Histories of Psychological Assessment , pp. 358 - 370Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022
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