Assessment of Development

• Autor: Laak, Jan J. F. ter
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 1999
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistaspuc:article/7382
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/7382
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: "Third" discipline of scientific psychology; behavioral continuity/change; assessment; test theory; semantic constructs; tests; diagnosis; "Tercera" disciplina de la psicología científica; continuidad/cambio conductual; evaluación; teoría de los tests; constructos semánticos; proceso diagnóstico

It is argued that developmental psychology is the "third discipline of scientific psychology" , emphasizing the formal aspect of behavioral continuity/change. Constructs elaborating this aspect are semantical and not empty mathematical models or fuzzy common sense concepts. Assessment is comprehensively describcd as a matrix of four components (test theory, constructs, tests, diagnostica! proces) by three levels (common sense, scientific constructs, mathematical models). Developmental psychology and assessment are confronted to conquer and extend the meaning of continuity/change, as in "convergent" and "discriminant" construct validation. Test theory, tests and the diagnostica! proces respective! y offer models, instruments and a program for assessing behavior.