Psychological and Educational Testing and Decision-Making: The Lack of Knowledge Dissemination in Textbooks and Test Guidelines

Abstract When it comes to decision-making based on psychological and educational assessments, there is compelling evidence that statistical judgment superior holistic judgment. Yet, implementing this finding in practice has proven be difficult for both academic professional psychologists. Knowledge transfer from research findings practitioners other stakeholders assessment a necessary condition close gap. To obtain insight into how specialists testing disseminate knowledge about area, we investigated textbooks guidelines test use report on, or do not assessment. Second, discuss some commonly encountered misunderstandings, third argue broader more in-depth dissemination of topic standards; end provide suggestions.