"Check This Test" - A Psychometrics Rap - (jay-z and rihanna parody)

Grad students should never have this much creative freedom. A group of doctorate students in Clinical Psychology wrote produced and edited this rap video for a project in their psychological testing class. We had so much fun.
Thanks to everyone. Enjoy.

Rap:
See it comin in the error
Scales that differ in their measure
May not be normed on the same peeps
You need a standard score

How do we know when this goes well
Cause the sample is nor-mal
And its representative
Its how we gonna check this test tonight

Its how we gonna check this test tonght
We gonna check this test

This is, yeah I said it, this is
This is psychometrics, pledge your alegience
Get your thinking caps on, all day everyday
Testing, measuring, all day everyday

And our goal is testing, very valid testing
I'ts gonna get more in depth so you better read
This is the problem, ill explain later
But for now, let me get back to this paper

When measuring a construct, make sure the domains right
Take a look at content, relation to the concept
Yeah, im talkin concurrent, predictive, convergent -- oh yeah
No we talkin valid roung the testing oh we neailed it
Hold up

It's a test but is it fair?
We need to check, we need to care
So I keep checkin validity
Oh, it can be so tiring

Validity of face is fine
But don't think that it's the end
You best check more before you're done
Its how we gonna check this test tonight

Validity, Validity, Validity, Validity
Its how we gonna check this test tonight

This is, yeah I said it, this is
You can cal it testing but youre not done yet
Check if its reliable go on get your feet wet
First off stability find it in test-rest, go on
Inter-rate is important
Split half consistently internal
Inter item based on consistency of responses
We got an alpha coefficient, and a test that seems reliable

Yeah -- and we aint even done yet
We need to keep on tryin, cause we gotta get a good grade
Yeah -- but I think that we're close though
But this testings really goin so freakin slow

It's a test but is it fair?
We need to check, we need to care
So I keep checkin reliability
Oh, it can be so tiring

Being done's within your sight
Almost there, don't give up now
Only thing that's on my mind
Is how we gonna check this test tonight

Reliability, reliability, reliability, reliability
Its how we gonna check this test tonight


Its crazy how how you can tell from a normal sample
How people perform on different tests, yo
Use the standardized scores, like z-scores
Next time use something different like a t-score

Percentiles, cumulative percentages
Stanines, never mind, you don't need to know them
This normal curve is so freaking helpful, yo
What do you need it for? Psychometrics duh, that's what for

But you know whats more important
All these facts lead to one thing
I could spend my whole life nothing but searching
For a check of a test that all encompassing

We got a check that'll hold up under peer review
And on top, uh, a group teasing
And they're teasing, cause we're singing
Bout psychometrics and the facts when assessing

We give a damn about the drama of testing
Im just tryin to make it simple for clarity
Valid, baby, you need to check these things
Have you ever failed when doing checking

Whats that, ye? Baby, testing
Is that a test, what, baby assessing
You makin sure you aint trippin, check it once more
You feelin like you runin, no you know how we feel

Validity, validity, validity, validity

Reliability, reliability, reliability
Its how we gonna check this test tonight

Wassup!

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[whitelotus041]

Check out the words to the rap above! :)

[PinkPanda1240]

Wtf...



[mvega0309]

OMG this is so awesome!! This has lighten up my day to write my Psych Measurements class final paper!!

[jonathan1636]

YOU GUYS ARE SOOO AMAZING!!! GREAT GREAT VIDEO!

[pattilee08]

Way to go Alan!!