serval:BIB_55AF78585489
Testing and Assessment in an International Context: Cross- and Multi-cultural Issues
10.1007/978-3-030-25153-6_28
Rossier
Jérôme
author
Duarte
Maria Eduarda
author
incollection
chapter
2019
Springer
Cham
International Handbook of Career Guidance
9783030251529
9783030251536
book
613-637
28
2nd ed.
Globalisation, increase of migration flows, and the concurrent worldwide competitiveness impose rethinking of testing and assessment procedures and practices in an international and multicultural context. This chapter reviews the methodological and practical implications for psychological assessment in the field of career guidance. The methodological implications are numerous and several aspects have to be considered, such as cross-cultural equivalence or construct, method, and item bias. Moreover, the construct of culture by itself is difficult to define and difficult to measure. In order to provide non-discriminatory assessment, counsellors should develop their clinical cross-cultural competencies, develop more specific intervention strategies, and respect cultural differences. Several suggestions are given concerning translation and adaptation of psychological instruments, developing culture specific measures, and the use of these instruments. More research in this field should use mixed methods, multi-centric designs, and consider emic and etic psychological variables. A multidisciplinary approach might also allow identifying culture specific and ecological meaningful constructs. Non-discriminatory assessment implies considering the influence and interaction of personal characteristics and environmental factors.
eng
60_published
SNF/Programs/51NF40-160590
peer-reviewed
University of Lausanne
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