Question

For the social skills rating system, does the test administration procedures replicate the conditions under which the test was validated and normed?

Answer 1

The test administration do try to provide the best conditions possible as are normed and validated for the social skill rating system.

This is main responsibility of the test administration to replicate the conditions for the test to ensure the validity of the test. It means the test taken should be able to give results that are reliable. The test is valid when it produces the results that are suitable & logical in according to test.

The test administration ensure to maintain the conditions by providing exact details about the condition that are required as per norms. The information's they include are -

- instructions for the people who are taking the test

- time limitation - every test has its own time limit in which the test must be completed.

- Reference to everything which is allowed or not during the test calculators & other equipments.

- reference to ideal condition required during reset like room & seating arrangement, proper lighting, monitoring during the test.

- important information about test like testing sequence as well as time during which test is taken.