Book contents
- International Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Educational and Psychological Testing in a Global Context
- International Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Series Editor’s Foreword
- Chapter 1 Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Chapter 2 Psychological Assessment in Southern Africa
- Chapter 3 Psychological Testing and Inclusive Schooling
- Chapter 4 Psychological Assessment in West Africa
- Chapter 5 Psychological Assessment in the Levant
- Chapter 6 The History of Assessment in the Nordic Countries
- Chapter 7 Key Episodes in The History of Testing in Central Western Europe
- Chapter 8 The Beginnings of Psychological Assessment in Spain and Portugal
- Chapter 9 Histories of Psychological Assessments in the United Kingdom
- Chapter 10 The Early History of Psychological Testing in Eastern Europe and Russia
- Chapter 11 Hearing the Untold
- Chapter 12 History of Psychological Assessment in Southern Asia
- Chapter 13 The History of Psychological Testing in East Asia
- Chapter 14 Psychological Assessment and Testing in Malaysia and Singapore
- Chapter 15 A Brief History of Testing and Assessment in Oceania
- Chapter 16 Psychological Assessment in South America
- Chapter 17 Historical Development of Psychological Assessment in the Caribbean
- Chapter 18 The History of Psychological Assessment in North America
- Chapter 19 Looking Back, Moving Forward
- Index
- References
Chapter 9 - Histories of Psychological Assessments in the United Kingdom
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Book contents
- International Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Educational and Psychological Testing in a Global Context
- International Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Series Editor’s Foreword
- Chapter 1 Histories of Psychological Assessment
- Chapter 2 Psychological Assessment in Southern Africa
- Chapter 3 Psychological Testing and Inclusive Schooling
- Chapter 4 Psychological Assessment in West Africa
- Chapter 5 Psychological Assessment in the Levant
- Chapter 6 The History of Assessment in the Nordic Countries
- Chapter 7 Key Episodes in The History of Testing in Central Western Europe
- Chapter 8 The Beginnings of Psychological Assessment in Spain and Portugal
- Chapter 9 Histories of Psychological Assessments in the United Kingdom
- Chapter 10 The Early History of Psychological Testing in Eastern Europe and Russia
- Chapter 11 Hearing the Untold
- Chapter 12 History of Psychological Assessment in Southern Asia
- Chapter 13 The History of Psychological Testing in East Asia
- Chapter 14 Psychological Assessment and Testing in Malaysia and Singapore
- Chapter 15 A Brief History of Testing and Assessment in Oceania
- Chapter 16 Psychological Assessment in South America
- Chapter 17 Historical Development of Psychological Assessment in the Caribbean
- Chapter 18 The History of Psychological Assessment in North America
- Chapter 19 Looking Back, Moving Forward
- Index
- References
Summary
The United Kingdom is more properly called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, where Great Britain includes the nations of Scotland, England, and Wales. In this chapter we will see that the development of psychological assessment as a science in the United Kingdom and more widely proceeded in parallel with and in interaction with the development of psychometrics as a set of measurement tools, which in turn was used to support a world view at that time which saw psychological differences as relatively fixed attributes that were only primarily changeable through genetic changes. We also track the development of assessment methods which were influenced strongly by the two World Wars. The greatest changes and developments in testing and assessment in the United Kingdom took place in occupational job selection and training settings before they had an impact on practice in clinical and educational assessment. As a consequence, this chapter focuses on the history of occupational assessment rather than on developments in the clinical and educational fields.
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