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A Teaching Method for Multicultural Assessment: Psychological Report Contents and Cultural Competence
Journal of Personality Assessment (2002)
  • Richard Dana, Portland State University
  • Ailsa Aguilar-Kitibutr
  • Nilda Diaz-Vivar
  • Heidi Vetter
Abstract

An earlier training model emphasized systematic feedback on accuracy of concepts contained in student assessment reports prepared with common data sets from standard tests. This feedback resulted in consistent increments in concept agreements between reports prepared by students and more experienced assessors. This model was applied in courses with multicultural students by contrasting standard and multicultural assessment and using data sets from multicultural assessees. These students experienced greater difficulty in demonstrating consistent increments of agreement in report concepts due to uneven knowledge of specific cultures, inapplicability of available norms, and interpretation issues. The effectiveness of combining standard and multicultural training should be compared with conventional standard training followed by culturally focused specialized assessment courses.

Keywords
  • Training,
  • Personality assessment
Publication Date
2002
Citation Information
Richard Dana, Ailsa Aguilar-Kitibutr, Nilda Diaz-Vivar and Heidi Vetter. "A Teaching Method for Multicultural Assessment: Psychological Report Contents and Cultural Competence" Journal of Personality Assessment Vol. 79 Iss. 2 (2002)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richard_dana/71/