Purpose: create a new psychological test consisting of 10 questions and 3 outcomes from scratch.
Source data:
Test name:
Lesson 2 – Creating a new real psychological test from scratch
Test questions:
1. You are in the company, where are a lot of strangers. How will you behave during the conversation?
- You will try to avoid the conversation – 0
- You will answer tersely: “yes” and “no” – 1
- You will actively participate in conversation – 3
2.
What do you feel, when your friend tells you about his (her) success at work?
- You praise him (her), you are sincerely glad for his (her) successes - 3
- You listen to him (her) and remain indifferent – 1
- It is unpleasant to you, but you give no sign that – 2
- You do not hide, that it is unpleasant to you - 0
3.
Do you worry because of quarrels with your relatives and friends?
- Never - 0
- Sometimes it happens - 1
- Always, I do not like, when people take offence at me - 3
4.
Do you like to be in the company?
- Yes, I am a very sociable person - 3
- From time to time - 1
- No, noisy parties and hot discussions are not for me - 0
5.
Do you become irritated when the stranger in the street asks about something?
- No, I am always ready to help - 3
– Everything depends on my mood - 1
- Yes, I do not like to talk to strangers - 0
6.
Do you speak friendly with people you do not like?
- Yes, always - 3
- No, I do not hide the hostility - 0
- I give no sign, that this person is unpleasant to me - 2
7.
Can you tell your friends about the problems?
- No, I do not like to speak about it, I feel ashamed - 0
- Yes, they can always give me a good piece of advice - 3
- Yes, but I do not like to burden other people with my problems - 1
8.
You have a lot of friends and acquaintances, but some of them are close.
- Yes, it is so - 2
- No, all my friends are close and I value our friendship – 3
9.
You are on a visit. Can you begin the conversation with the stranger?
- Yes, with ease – 3
- No, I do not like to be imposed - 0
- Not always, everything depends on mood and entourage – 1
10.
If the subject of conversation is not interesting to you, will you show your interlocutor that you are bored?
- Not on any account - 3
- I will try to change the theme - 1
- Yes, though it is not very polite - 0
Outcomes:
1. Sum Total of Points in the range from 0 to 6 – Low level
You don’t know how to communicate with people and don’t make attempts to deal with it, therefore it is difficult for you to get into contact with your interlocutors. You are a tiresome person. Try to show the initiative and you will notice, that attitude of other people to you will become better. Otherwise, you will always feel lonely and useless even if you are in the company. Open yourself to other people.
2. Sum Total of Points in the range from 7 to 24 – Average level
You can easily get into contact with people, but too much depends on your inward peace and some external circumstances. Don’t think about it and you will see that the world around has changed. Don’t allow your mood to interfere in process of communication. People like to communicate with you, so don’t deny each other to stay in contact.
3. Sum Total of Points in the range from 25 to 30 – High level
You are an open book for all. It is pleasant to communicate with you, you are a soul of any company. You do it easily because you can win the favour. You always help both your relatives and strangers. But you should think, whether you always act correctly. Perhaps, people simply use your kindness and sincerity.
Instruction:
1. Choose File - New - Psychological Test (see the image below).
2. Test Editing Dialog Box opens. This dialog is multipage, therefore to choose some page, click the appropriate node of the test properties category tree in the left part of the dialog.
3. Go to the Description page and enter “Lesson 2 – Creating a new real psychological test from scratch
” in the Test Name entry field (see the image below).
4. Then go to the Questions page (see the image below).
We will consider the creation of a new question on the example of the first one “You are in the company, where are a lot of strangers. How will you behave during the conversation?
“.
4.1. press Add New Question button on the Questions toolbar (see the image below).
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4.2. Test Editing Dialog Box opens.
4.3. When you open this dialog, General Tab is offered by default, or you can go to this tab by clicking its caption on the top
of the dialog.
4.4. You don’t need to specify question type in psychological tests – psychological question type for such tests is always selected. Then we will specify question formulation. You can use both formatted (using built-in text editor) and unformatted question text in TestGold. You will seldom need text formatting in psychological tests and here we can use Unformatted
text. Choose appropriate value in the Text Type list (see the image below).
To specify question formulation, go to appropriate entry area and enter the text “You are in the company, where are a lot of strangers. How will you behave during the conversation?
” (see the image below).
4.5. To specify possible choices for this test question, go to the Choice Tab by clicking its caption on the top
of the dialog.This tab contains answer list and appropriate toolbar, which you can use to add a new answer or select it from the list of existing ones (for example, frequently used “Yes”, “No”, “I don’t know”, “Rather yes than no” and “Rather no than yes” are added by default, i.e. they are already present in the answer list). To add a new answer:
4.5.1. press Add New Answer button on the Choices toolbar (see the image below).
4.5.2. Answer Dialog Box opens.
4.5.3. When you open this dialog, General Tab is offered by default, or you can go to this tab by clicking its caption on the top
of the dialog.
4.5.4. Now we will specify answer formulation.
You can use both formatted (using built-in text editor) and unformatted answer text in TestGold. You will seldom need text formatting in psychological tests and here we can use Unformatted
text. Choose appropriate value in the Text Type list (see the image below).
To specify answer formulation, go to appropriate entry area and enter the text “Y
ou will try to avoid the conversation” (see the image below).
Now press OK button in the bottom-right part of the dialog (see the image below).
Answer dialog box will be closed, new item will be added to the Answer List (see the image below).
Congratulations!
You have just created your first test answer and specified it as a choice for the current question!
Repeat actions described above by analogy for 2 left choices:
| · | You will answer tersely: “yes” and “no”
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| · | You will actively participate in conversation
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Remember, that there are no “right” and “wrong” answers in psychological tests and you don’t need to specify reference answer.
Now press OK button in the bottom-right part of the dialog (see the image below).
Question dialog box will be closed, new item will be added to the Question List (see the image below).
Congratulations!
You have just created a new question!
Repeat actions described above by analogy for 9 left questions:
5. Now you must define score system and outcomes.
5.1. Definition of the score system.
Actually, you need to specify points for each choice.
5.1.1. Go to the Outcomes page, select list item, press Edit Outcome toolbar button, then choose Interval method of analysis (outcome definition), press OK button, Psychological Outcomes dialog box opens. There is a score system area on the top of this dialog. It includes question list, choice list and appropriate toolbar (see the image below). When you select some item of the question list, contents of the associated choice list changes accordingly. You can specify some points for each choice.
5.1.2. Let’s consider, how to specify points for some choice on the example of the first question.
Go to the first item of the question list (click it), then go to the second item of the choice list. Points for the first choice = 0
(it is a default value and doesn’t require additional change), that’s why we went to the second one. Points for the second choice = 1, enter this value into the Intermediate Point entry field on the toolbar above the list and press Assign button. Change of points is displayed in the first column of the second item of the choice list (see the image below).
You can do it easier:
Now we will show you how to specify points for a choice easier. Remember, that it’s true for positive integer number in the range from 0 up to 9 only. We will consider this method on the example of the third choice, points = 3:
| · | Select the third item of the choice list (see the image below):
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| · | press keyboard button appropriate to the specified points (in this case “3″), this action substitutes two: entry and assignment of a value. Change of points for a choice is displayed in the first column of the third item of the choice list (see the image below):
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Congratulations!
You have just learned to specify points for a choice!
Repeat actions described above by analogy for 9 left questions:
5.2. Definition of outcomes.
Outcome of psychological test depends on the sum total of points.
There is an area of outcomes definition in the top part of the Outcomes page, it includes outcome list and appropriate toolbars above the list:
1) to define Correction of sum total of points (see the image below);
2) to enter, edit and delete items of the outcome list (see the image below).
We will consider the creation of a new outcome on the example of the first one Sum Total of Points
from 0 to 6
- Low level:
5.2.1. press button Add New Outcome on the Outcomes toolbar (see the image below).
5.2.2. Outcome Dialog Box opens.
5.2.3. There are 2 entry fields for upper and lower bounds of the sum total of points appropriate to this outcome on the top of the dialog. Enter 0
and 6 accordingly (see the image below).
5.2.4. We will specify a grade as a sum total of points – select the Sum Total of Points option. It will allow us to evaluate strain expressiveness more exactly.
5.2.5. Enter Low level
into the Result Formulation entry field.
5.2.6. Enter the text appropriate to this outcome into the Result Description entry field (see the source data and image below).
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Now press OK button in the bottom-right part of the dialog (see the image below).
Outcome dialog box will be closed, new item will be added to the Outcome List (see the image below).
Congratulations!
You have just created a new outcome!
Repeat actions described above by analogy for 2 left outcomes and press OK button.
6. Now you must save the test you have created in the file. Choose File – Save. When standard Save file dialog box opens, you must specify the file name AVELife_SAMPLE0
2.test and press Save button (see the image below).
Congratulations!
You have just created a new real psychological test consisting of 10 questions and 3 outcomes from scratch!
Location:
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DataTestsSamplesAVELife_SAMPLE02.test
Notice:
To use a new test, register it in the test list of the application:
1. Go to the Testing application mode.
2. Choose Testing | Register Test.
See Also:
Test Editing Dialog Box
Create a new test question from scratch
Create a new test answer from scratch
Define outcomes of psychological test
Test Editing Dialog Box – Psychological Outcomes Page
Psychological Outcomes Dialog Box
Outcome Dialog Box
Save current edited test
Register the test
Lesson 2 – Creating a new real psychological test from scratch