Psychological Report Writing Format : MA 1 SPPU Psychological Tests Practicals

Writing psychological reports and debriefing them to the client is one of the crucial step in psychological testing. Clear and succinate psychological reports gives the accurate picture of attributes and mental characteristics evaluated by the given psychological test or assessment.

As a student of psychology, learning to conduct psychological tests; it is necessary to include some additional things in the psychological reports to clarify own understanding for the given tests.

Psychological Test Report Writing

Format for Psychological Report Writing 

1. Purpose of the Test
2. Introduction
   1. Definition
   2. Related theories
3. Description of test
4. Psychometric Properties of the test
   1. Reliability
   2. Validity
   3. Norms
5. Application of Test
6. Methodology
   1. Material
   2. Case History
   3. Procedure
   4. Precautions
   5. Instructions
7. Result Tables
8. Interpretation
9. Conclusion
10. References

Sample Reports for some Psychological Test

1. NEO-FFI 3
2. FES
3. WAIS- IV
4. DBDA
5. NAB

References

1. Anastasi, A. (1976). Psychological testing. N.D.: Pearson Education.
2. Gregory, R.J. (2005). Psychological testing: History, principles and applications. New Delhi: Pearson Education.
3. Huff, C. (2020, March 1). How to write more useful assessment reports. Monitor on Psychology, 51(2). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/03/career-write-reports