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Slovenian psychologists about the use of psychological tests
Dušica Boben & Vid Pogačnik
Full text (pdf) | Views: 16 | Written in Slovene. | Published: September 1, 2000
Abstract: The Committee for Psychological Tests of the Slovenian Psychological Association (SPA) is participating actively in the work of the Task Force for Tests and Testing of the European Federation of Professional Psychological Associations (EFPPA). This task force developed the questionnaire on tests and testing for psychologists, members of the national associations in the European states, which are members of EFPPA. 321 psychologists answered the questionnaire in Slovenia. We have collected the opinions of psychologists about various topics regarding the use of psychological tests: knowledge and competence, legal standards and control, missuse and abuse of tests and testing, testing procedures and their limitations, significance of tests and testing etc. In addition, psychologists named three psychological tests they use most frequently. The respondents also provided useful commentaries on test use. In our study, Slovenian results are also compared with answers of psychologists in Great Britain, Spain, Croatia and Germany.
Keywords: psychological testing, psychological practice, Slovenia, international comparisons
