摘要：After some central statements on the assessment process, decision-aiding by Decision-oriented Assessment will be presented. Then rules for deciding about the client’s question will be explained. After that the basis of every assessment is listed: the requirements and how to gather them. The behavioral equation of Decision-oriented Assessment will be introduced and its usefulness for the structuring of the assessment process will be shown. One further crucial phase of the assessment process is the selection of sources of information. - The basis of every sound psychological assessment is observation of behavior. Important parts of behavior can only be observed by the subjects themselves. Decision-oriented Interviewing enables assessors to gather these self-observations. The Instrument for the Description of Interviewer Competence in Proficiency Assessment (DIPA, Strobel, 2004) highlights the strengths and weaknesses of an interviewer when gathering self-observations from subjects. - Inevitably in the assessment process all pieces of information must be integrated so that, if agreed, well-founded recommendations can be derived.
