PSY3101 TESTING &MEASUREMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY
| Course Code: | 2333101 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 4 (3.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. YONCA TOKER GÜLTAŞ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, you will learn:
- psychometric concepts related to norming, transformations, reliability, validity, and classical test theory.
- types of assessments pertaining to personality and abilities used in psychological research and applications.
At the end of this course, you will acquire skills related to:
- critically evaluating the psychometric soundness of published tests from a classical test theory perspective.
- using the literature and theory in test development.
- using statistical data analysis in test validation.
- presenting your proposed test validity project.
- working collaboratively.
Course Content
Students will be exposed to the basic principles of measurement in psychology; norm development validity, reliability, and related statistics. Special emphasis will be given to test development and use of tests. Nature of abilities, intelligence and issues in intelligence testing are among the other topics covered in this course.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students, who pass the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- define types of reliability.
- define and appropriately use types of validity.
- define Classical Test Theory and relate it to concepts of reliability and validity.
- convey the format, content, advantages and disadvantages of various types of assessments pertaining to personality and abilities used in psychological research and clinical testing.
- describe whether or not a published test has acceptable levels of reliability and various forms of validity.
- developed a scale based on theory.
- validate the newly developed scale based on reliability and appropriate forms of validity using real data.
- report results according to APA style.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Solid background in basic theories and approaches in psychology. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Skills to obtain and interpret new information in the light of acquired theoretical knowledge. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Skills to follow both national and international publications and developments in the discipline. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Basic applied skills and knowledge of the various disciplines of psychology that do not require specialization. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Awareness of the value of continuing educational practices such as in-service training, seminars, and conferences to keep career-relevant knowledge and skills up-to-date. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Skills to conduct research based on basic knowledge related to testing and measurement, research methods, and statistics. That is, skills related to forming research hypotheses, designing the research, collecting data, applying basic statistical analysis, and reporting. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Knowledge and skills about conducting research and practice by adhering to ethical guidelines. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Skills in oral and written communication both in Turkish and English. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Skills to work in teams that involve disciplinary and interdisciplinary projects. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Critical thinking skills in following the psychological literature together with the psychology-related information appearing in popular media. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Skills to generate practical and culture-sensitive solutions to problems. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Awareness of societal, environmental, and economic factors in professional practice and research. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Skills to lead and pioneer in the profession of psychology, either in academia or professional practice. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Skills in independent and team work. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution