What is Psychometric Testing?
Psychometric Testing is a formal testing process using validated and reliable measures of aspects of an individual's psychological or cognitive functioning. At Drop of Life, we conduct psychometric testing for assessing intelligence, achievement, personality and memory.
Intelligence Tests
Intelligence tests are a set of standardised tests or subtests designed to assess human intelligence. They can help diagnose intellectual disabilities or measure someone's intellectual potential. At Drop of Life, our psychologists use the Weschler intelligence tests (WISC-V, WIAS-IV) and Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales to assess IQ.
Achievement Tests
An achievement test is a test of developed knowledge, measuring skills and knowledge learned in a given grade level. Achievement tests are often used in an educational setting to determine the level of instruction for which a student is prepared. At Drop of Life, our psychologists use the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT-III), which assesses the academic strengths and weaknesses of students. Achiement tests are usually paired with intelligence tests to provide a full picture of a students learning profile.
Watch this video by Narelle Duncan (Psychologist) where she explains more about the benefits of psychometric testing for intelligence and achievement.
Personality Tests
Personality Tests is a proficiency in professional psychology that involves the administration, scoring, and interpretation of empirically supported measures of personality traits and styles. Personality Test's are used for refining clinical diagnoses's, structure and inform psychological intervention and increase the accuracy of behavioural prediction.
Memory Tests
Memory tests are use to measure short and long-term memory skills. They also evaluate specific aspects of memory such as:
- visual and auditory memory
- delayed memory
- distractibility
- retrieval from memory
Such tests are commonly used in clinical neuropsychological evaluations in which the goal is to identify a patient's pattern of strengths and weaknesses across a variety of cognitive domains.
Narelle Duncan offers appointments for psychometric testing every secondThursday morning. Narelle offers testing intelligence and achievement testing for adults and children.
Drop of Life also offers discounted Psychometric Testing rates when conducted by our Provisional Psychologist's. Contact us today for a quote!
