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Cyprus International University
TR

TESTİNG AND ASSESSMENT

Course
PSYC303 - TESTİNG AND ASSESSMENT
Department
Psychology - English - Undergraduate
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
English
Credit
3
ECTS
6
T+P+L
3 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gürcan SEÇİM
Prerequisite
-
Keywords
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Course Description

This course describes the basic concepts and principles related to psychological testing and which is a vital component of psychological assessment. We use Psychological Tests to make decisions about individuals. Tests are used in clinical, educational and vocational settings, with the aim of planning, selection, placement etc. Gaining a deep understanding of these issues is a professional and ethical responsibility for psychologists. Historical basis of testing, approaches and techniques involved in test development, standardization process, reliability, validity estimation methods are the main topics of the course. In addition, tools for measuring intelligence and personality along with assessment in clinical, counseling and educational settings are discussed. İnformation for developing a simple psychological scale will also be studied.

TESTİNG AND ASSESSMENT

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Course outcomes

  1. 01 -The students who succeeded in this course, will be arrived the following outcomes:
  2. 02 - Describe (3) the basic concepts and the levels of measurement
  3. 03 - Describe (3) theoretical basis of psychological measurement techniques .
  4. 04 - Explain (4) the basic concepts of variability, score transformations and norms and can apply(3) in simple studies
  5. 05 - Explain (4) the theoretical basis of validity. Compare(4) the different types of reliability studies and apply(3) basic methods to the reliability studies.
  6. 06 - Explain (4) the theoretical basis of validity. Compare(4) the different types of validity studies and apply(3) basic methods to the validity studies.
  7. 07 - Describe (3) theoretical basis and practical applications of personality and ability testing. Can apply( 4) psychological tests that does not require a special training.
  8. 08 - Explain (4) theoretical basis of constructing homogenous scales. Can apply (4) item anaysis in a simple scale development study.
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Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Description of the course content, History of Psychological Testing
Week 2 Basic Concepts in Psychological measurement and Scale levels
Week 3 Testing: Principles and Applications. Criterian referenced and Norm referenced evaluation.
Week 4 Score Transformations and Norms; Standart scores, percentiles, age norms
Week 5 Norms and applications with profiles
Week 6 Quiz: Norms, st.scores, percentiles, profiles. Introduction to reliabillity
Week 7 Midterm
Week 8 Introduction to reliability
Week 9 Reliability: Simple methods of estimating reliability:Test-retest, Alternative forms, Split-Half, Internal Consistency reliability
Week 10 Using and interpreting Reliability
Week 11 Introduction to Validity• Validity of measurement: Content and construct validity
Week 12 Validity of Decisions : Cocurrent and Predictive validity
Week 13 Item analysis: Constructing homogeneous scales
Week 14 Item analysis applications, project presentation
Week 15 Final exam

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Urbina, S. (2004). Essentials of Psychological Testing. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New Jersey.
  2. 02 Güngör, D. (2016). Psikolojide Ölçme Araçlarının Geliştirilmesi ve Uyarlanması Kılavuzu. Türk psikoloji Yazıları, 19 (38), 104-112.
  3. 03 Erkuş, A. (2012). Psikolojide Ölçme ve Ölçek Geliştirme I. Pegem A Yayınları.
  4. 04 Hovardaoglu, S. & Sezgin, N (1997).Eğitimde Ve Psikolojide Ölçme Standartları, Ankara: TPD ve ÖSYM Yayınları.

Learning Outcomes

  1. L01 - Clarify (3) the basic concepts and the levels of measurement. SOLO 3
  2. L02 - Express (3) theoretical basis of psychological measurement techniques and can apply(3) to simple measurement problems. SOLO 3
  3. L03 - Express (3) the basic concepts of variability, score transformations and norms and can apply(3) in simple studies SOLO 3
  4. L04 - Explain (4) the theoretical basis of validity. Compare(4) the different types of reliability studies and apply(3) basic methods to the reliability studies. SOLO 3.33
  5. L05 - Explain (4) the theoretical basis of validity. Compare(4) the different types of validity studies and apply(3) basic methods to the validity studies. SOLO 3.33
  6. L06 - Express(3) theoretical basis and practical applications of personality and ability testing. Can apply (3) psychological tests that does not require a special training. SOLO 3
  7. L07 - Explain (4) theoretical basis of constructing homogenous scales. Can apply (3) item anaysis in a simple scale development study. SOLO 3.5

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