| CODE | PSY3629 | ||||||
| TITLE | Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Psychology | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is an introductory course and does not in any way equip students with the necessary tools to carry out any psychological testing/assessment without the direct supervision of a psychologist. During this study-unit, the students will: - understand the major statistical concepts needed to create a test and evaluate statistical norms - be introduced to the concepts necessary for the evaluation of psychological assessments - understand different uses of psychological assessments - become familiar with the tests commonly used, their critical evaluation, validity and reliability, administration and interpretation - be introduced to a critical analysis of psychological testing, and presented with alternative assessment procedures - be introduced to the writing of psychological profiles - be able to interview parents, teachers and others - be able to administer and score, under supervision, the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales - be in a position to present and briefly analyze a child’s and adult’s profile Tentative Study-unit Outline: - Introduction/Course description/Tutorials - Psychological assessment: What is a test? - Norms and basic statistics for testing - Correlation and regression - Reliability and validity - Evaluation Psychological tests - Phases in clinical assessment - The assessment interview - Major tests used - with children in the educational and clinical field - with adults in the clinical field - with adults in the organizational field - The Psychological report. Required Text: - Aiken L., Groth-Marnat G. (2006) Psychological testing and assessment. (12th ed). Allyn & Bacon. - Cronbach, L.J. (1990). Essentials of psychological testing. (5th ed.). New York, Harper and Row. Reading List: - Anastasi, A. & Urbina, S. (1997) Psychological testing. Prentice Hall, - Groth-Marnat (1990) Handbook of psychological assessment. John Wiley. |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PSY2610 | ||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This study-unit is only offered to Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) students. | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Gottfried Catania Katya De Giovanni |
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