Izlence

This course is designed to provide psychology students with the fundamentals of psychometrics in psychological testing, introduce the most widely used psychological tests in clinical, industrial, social, and educational assessments, provide students with hands-on experience in terms of developing and validating a test, and comparing and contrasting different types of testing approaches.

By the end of this course, the students will be able to:

1. Define types of reliability.
2. Define and appropriately use types of validity
3. Define Classical Test Theory and relate it to concepts of reliability and validity, differentiate it from Item Response Theory
4. Describe whether or not a published test has acceptable levels of reliability and various forms of validity
5. Develop a scale based on theory
6. Validate the newly developed scale based on reliability and appropriate forms of validity using real data
7. Report results according to APA style
8. Convey the format, content, advantages and disadvantages of various types of assessments pertaining to interest, personality, and abilities used in psychological research, educational, industrial, and clinical testing.

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Sevi Gizem Zeybek, M.S. | e-mail: sgizem.zeybek@tedu.edu.tr | Office: B243

Reynolds, C. R., Altmann, R. A., & Allen, D. N. (2021). Mastering Modern Psychological Testing: Theory and Methods (Second Edition). Springer

This course requires your regular participation, attendance, and punctuality. It is expected that you attend the class on a regular basis (at least 70% of the classes) and be on time. It is your responsibility to keep in touch with me about emergencies prior to class. The TEDU policy concerning attendance will be followed strictly. Specifically, in this course, a student who does not show up in 30% of the classes is given FX. Regular attendance does not provide extra points.