Crowdsourcing PSYCHOMETRICIANS LENS: 2014 BLEPP Anecdotes

After day-2 or the last day of the BLEPP (Psychometrician), we were receiving complaints and feedback about the exam particularly Psychological Assessment on our FB page. We have to make our FB page offline for few days in order not to breach the attestation of non-disclosure.

So to make those complaints formal and official we suggest our FB readers/likers to send us private message or email us those complaints and we can collate and send them to the Board of Psychology of PRC.

In line with this, we are requesting you our readers to make our experience of the licensure exam a lasting memory and a legacy, whether we did good or failed in our first attempt in the history of Philippine Psychology. It is by way of anecdotes which we entitled,  Psychometricians Lens: Anecdotes of the Pioneers on the 2014 BLEPP.

We would like to feature here in our blog those personal stories and experiences of the board exam. Since we are pioneers we would like to document them for posterity. And we  hope those experiences will serve as lesson  and a a source of inspiration for those who will take the exam after us. We would truly appreciate your contribution. 

The goal or objective of this anecdotes crowdsourcing include: 

1. sharing of personal story and experiences of the board exam (not necessarily the content of the board exam)
2. lessons learned to serve as source of inspiration for future test takers
3. to post in blog these anecdotes and transform them to free-downloadable e-book.

Note: copyrights belongs to/will remain with the author/contributor and will be co-shared as a creative commons when posted in the blog or made into an ebook.

So what are the requirements:

1. not more than 3-4 paragraphs
2. at least 500 words
3. written in any Philippine language such as Tagalog/Filipino/Visayan/Ilocano/(English/Taglish)
4. send us your article via PM on FB or email to tinorepaso@gmail.com

What and how to write, it can be humorous, anxious, fun, informative, academic, etc. How you got to know about the exam, the struggle of finding out information about the exam during your application, your preparation and review and the result and outcome (which will be out next week) - whether pass or fail. Also, if you have some issues and concerns or constructive feedback, recommendations and suggestions to the Board of Psychology of PRC then write about it as well. Refrain from discussing content of the exam though so we will not breach the non-disclosure policy of the board exam. 

We hope to feature 10-20 stories (depending on the submissions) both of those who will be successful and those who did not make it on their first attempt of the licensure exam. We also wish to provide copy to the Board of Psychology of PRC so that they will be made aware of  our experiences and concerns as test takers and pioneers.

Tables of Specifications for Psychometricians Licensure Exam

A. Psychological Assessment

Outcome	Weight	No. of items
1. Apply technical concepts, basic principles and topics of psychometrics and psychological assessment.	20%	29
2. Describe the process, research methods and statistics used in test development and standardization.	20%	29
3. Identify the importance, benefits and limitations of psychological assessment	10%	19
4. Identify, assess, and evaluate the methods and tools of psychological assessment relative to the specific purpose and context: school, hospital, industry, and community.	20%	29
5. Evaluate the administration and scoring procedures of intelligence and objective personality tests and other alternative forms of tests.	15%	22
6. Apply ethical considerations and standards in the various dimensions of psychological assessment.	15%	22
TOTAL	100%	150

B. Theories of Personality

Outcome	Weight	No. of items
1. Recognize and differentiate basic theories and perspectives of personality.	80%	80
2. Identify the socio-cultural and environmental factors that may impact personality.	10%	10
3. Identify relevant Filipino/indigenous concepts in understanding personality.	10%	10
TOTAL	100%	100

C. Abnormal Psychology

Outcome	Weight	No. of items
1. Distinguish between pathological and non-pathological manifestations of behavior.	20%	20
2. Recognize common psychological disorders given specific symptoms.	20%	20
3. Use major psychological theories, particularly the commonly recognized ones, in explaining how psychological problems are caused and how they develop.	30%	30
4. Identify the socio-cultural factors that may impact on problem-identification and diagnosis of abnormal behavior.	15%	15
5. Apply appropriate ethical principles and standards in diagnosing cases of abnormal behavior.	15%	15
	100%	100

D. Industrial Psychology

Outcome	Weight	No. of items
1. Discuss the major considerations and principles of employee selection.	20%	20
2. Describe the process and principles in employee training and development.	20%	20
3. Apply the major principles in performance evaluation.	15%	15
4. Apply the major theories of motivation in designing and administering rewards.	15%	15
5. Apply basic theories in team dynamics.	10%	10
6. Differentiate the various functions involved in Human Resource Management.	10%	10
7. Recognize issues of work life balance and well-being in the workplace.	10%	10
	100%	100

Refer to this link - http://psychometricpinas.blogspot.com/2014/05/just-released-table-of-specifications.html