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Competence in Intelligence Testing: A Training Model for Postgraduate Psychology Students
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2012
Abstract
The assessment of intellectual ability is a core competency in psychology. The results of intelligence tests have many potential implications and are used frequently as the basis for decisions about educational placements, eligibility for various services, and admission to specific groups. Given the importance of intelligence test scores, accurate test administration and scoring are essential; yet there is evidence of unacceptably high rates of examiner error. This article discusses competency and postgraduate training in intelligence testing and presents a training model for postgraduate psychology students. The model aims to achieve high levels of competency in intelligence testing through a structured method of training, practice and feedback that incorporates peer support, self-reflection and multiple methods for evaluating competency.
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- The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , 01 December 2009 , pp. 165 - 173
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- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009
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