PAÜ .:. Eğitim Öğretim Bilgi Sistemi

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
PDR 433	PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING	2 + 4	7th Semester	4

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	The aim of this course is help students to gain a perspective about construct of psychological testing, the stages of development, how the tests are being used and evaluated.
Course Content	What is a test? How did testing develop? How are tests used? How are tests evaluated? Statistical concepts: scale measurement, frequency distribution, Measures of central tendency, standard scores, percentiles and norms. Correlation; Pearson Product-Moment Correlation. Reliability; definition of reliability; different methods of reliability; standard error measurement; evaluation of reliability. Validity: definition of validity; strategies for validating a test; types of validity.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Students will be able to comprehend construct and usage of psychological tests.
2	Students will be able to recognize the stages of development of psychological tests.
3	Students will be able to comprehend ethical and social issues in development of psychological tests.
4	Students will be able to comprehend usage areas of psychological tests.
5	Students will be able to define basic statistical methods which are used in evaluation of psychological tests.
6	Students will be able to know the concepts of reliability and validity.
7	Students will be able to recognize general intelligence tests, achievement tests and interest inventories
8	Students will be able to recognize general intellectual development and different types of intelligence tests.
9	Students will be able to recognize the types of different personality tests.
10	Students will be able to select a test for a specific purpose.
11	Students will be able to investigate the reliability and validity of psychological tests in various methods.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	2	28
Assignments	2	5	10
Mid-terms	1	12	12
Final examination	1	12	12
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			104 4

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
PDR 433	PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING	2 + 4	1	Turkish	2020-2021 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Lecturer NURAN CEREN GÜZEL	ncfiyakali@pau.edu.tr		EGT A0432-14	%80

Goals		The aim of this course is help students to gain a perspective about construct of psychological testing, the stages of development, how the tests are being used and evaluated.
Content		What is a test? How did testing develop? How are tests used? How are tests evaluated? Statistical concepts: scale measurement, frequency distribution, Measures of central tendency, standard scores, percentiles and norms. Correlation; Pearson Product-Moment Correlation. Reliability; definition of reliability; different methods of reliability; standard error measurement; evaluation of reliability. Validity: definition of validity; strategies for validating a test; types of validity.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Introduction
2	Development and History of Psychological Testing
3	Use and evaluation of Psychological Testing of Psychological Testing
4	Social and Ethic Issues
5	Reliability and Validity
6	Intelligence Tests
7	Advantage and Disadvantage of Individual andGroup Intelligence Tests
8	Personality Tests
9	Topical Subjects in Personality Tests
10	Objective Personality Tests MMPI, Big Five, and MBTI
11	Projective Personality Tests: TAT, CAT, Rorschah etc.
12	Drawing Test
13	Interest Inventories
14	Self Directed Seach

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Editör:prof. Dr. Mustafa Baloğlu, Psikolojik testlerin Kullanımı,Nobel yayınları,2021	Türkçe
Prof.Dr. İbrahim Ethem Özdemir, Psikolojik testler, Nobel yayınları,2020	Türkçe

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	60	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	40	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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