ABSTRACT
Assessments typically describe where a person fits within general trends, such as achievement percentiles, intelligence quotients, degrees of interest in career areas as compared with interests of persons already in those occupations, and similarities to testees already identified in terms of personality structure or diagnostic category. Individualized assessment also makes use of such information, but goes on to describe the person’s particular situation and the ways in which he or she influences outcomes, both positively and problematically. Individualized assessment encourages the client to participate actively in developing these understandings, in tailoring and carrying out any suggestions for change, and in writing commentary on the typed report.
