At the end of this course, the students; 1) To define the aim of test and use of test
2) To use clinic, academic and educational tests
3) To explaine the reliability and validity of tests
4) To use the tests for the purposefuly
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
Subject and behaviour analysis, item construction, item redaction, item statistics, test statistics, mathematical relationships between item and test statistics, item analysis, item choice and constructing a test.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
The history of psychological test and development
2nd Week
Tests and test construction
3rd Week
Test use and evaluations
4th Week
Social end ethical issues of tests
5th Week
Statistical concepts in measurement
6th Week
Measuring central tendencies, ststistical points and norms
7th Week
Relability
8th Week
Mid-term exam
9th Week
Validity
10th Week
Types of validity
11th Week
Interpreting the test points
12th Week
Apptitute, achievement, and personalty tests
13th Week
Intelligent tests
14th Week
Overall evaluations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Anastasi, Anne; Urbina, Susana (1997). Psychological Testing. (7th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. Weiner, Elliot, A.; Steward, Barbara, J. (1984). Assesing Individuals: Psychological and Educational Tests and Measurements. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Özgüven, İbrahim, E. (2000). Psikolojik Testler. Ankara: PDREM yayınları.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Quiz
1
10
Total(%)
50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
50
Total(%)
100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
