Measurement in Psychology and the principles of psychological testing. Test use: Administration, scoring, and norms. Psychometric properties: Test reliability and validity. Psychological testing as a core competency required for the professional practice of Psychology.
Course Content - Last names L-Z
Measurement in Psychology and the principles of psychological testing. Test use: Administration, scoring, and norms. Psychometric properties: Test reliability and validity. Psychological testing as a core competency required for the professional practice of Psychology.
Handbook
Picone, Pezzuti & Ribaudo (2017). Teorie e tecniche dei test. Uso e interpretazione. Carocci Editore (Cap. 1-8).
Didactical materials provided electronically through the e-learning Moodle platform.
Learning Objectives - Last names A-K
Knowledge and understanding
The course aims to introduce students to the basic issues of psychological assessment. Students who attend this course with profit will know (i) the characteristics and properties of psychological tests, (ii) standards and guidelines for the use of psychological tests, (iii) the characteristics of some widely used psychological tests.
Applying knowledge and understanding
Students will gain the knowledge needed for a general assessment of the quality of a psychological test. Additionally, good practices of test administration will be acquired. As such, they will be able to understand the practical importance and uses of the concepts and methods of psychology. Finally, they will be encouraged to use psychological principles to generate targeted and concrete solutions.
Making judgments
This course aims to help students in developing a critical understanding of measurement in psychology and psychological testing. As such, students who attend profitably the course will be able to evaluate assumptions and methods underlying psychological assessment, both comprehensively and from a variety of perspectives, and they will transfer learning and psychological knowledge to novel contexts and situations.
Communication skills
The course aim at fostering written communication (to write correct, clear, and concise reports, which describe and compare testing definitions, characteristics and properties) and oral communication (to articulate and explain key issues and concepts clearly). In particular, oral communication skills will be linked to test administration procedures.
Learning skills
The course will help the acquisition of new knowledge and abilities requiring students to be active learners. Acquired knowledge and skills will be preliminary to the study of more advanced topics of test theory and psychometric methods.
Learning Objectives - Last names L-Z
Knowledge and understanding
The course aims to introduce students to the basic issues of psychological assessment. Students who attend this course with profit will know (i) the characteristics and properties of psychological tests, (ii) standards and guidelines for the use of psychological tests, (iii) the characteristics of some widely used psychological tests.
Applying knowledge and understanding
Students will gain the knowledge needed for a general assessment of the quality of a psychological test. Additionally, good practices of test administration will be acquired. As such, they will be able to understand the practical importance and uses of the concepts and methods of psychology. Finally, they will be encouraged to use psychological principles to generate targeted and concrete solutions.
Making judgments
This course aims to help students in developing a critical understanding of measurement in psychology and psychological testing. As such, students who attend profitably the course will be able to evaluate assumptions and methods underlying psychological assessment, both comprehensively and from a variety of perspectives, and they will transfer learning and psychological knowledge to novel contexts and situations.
Communication skills
The course aim at fostering written communication (to write correct, clear, and concise reports, which describe and compare testing definitions, characteristics and properties) and oral communication (to articulate and explain key issues and concepts clearly). In particular, oral communication skills will be linked to test administration procedures.
Learning skills
The course will help the acquisition of new knowledge and abilities requiring students to be active learners. Acquired knowledge and skills will be preliminary to the study of more advanced topics of test theory and psychometric methods.
Prerequisites - Last names A-K
Having attended the Psicometria course and passed the exam.
Prerequisites - Last names L-Z
Having attended the Psicometria course and passed the exam.
Teaching Methods - Last names A-K
Knowledge and understanding
Lectures.
Applying knowledge and understanding
Exercises and laboratory activities on test administration, scoring, norms, and interpretation.
Making judgments
Exercises and laboratory activities will be followed by a critical discussion on principles of psychological assessment and test characteristics. Moreover, psychometric analyses on real data will be discussed.
Communication skills
Written and oral exercises.
Learning skills
Students will be encouraged to adopt methods and strategies, and to engage in activities, which enable them to reviewing, reenacting, and critically analyzing their own level performance.
Teaching Methods - Last names L-Z
Knowledge and understanding
Lectures.
Applying knowledge and understanding
Exercises and laboratory activities on test administration, scoring, norms, and interpretation.
Making judgments
Exercises and laboratory activities will be followed by a critical discussion on principles of psychological assessment and test characteristics. Moreover, psychometric analyses on real data will be discussed.
Communication skills
Written and oral exercises.
Learning skills
Students will be encouraged to adopt methods and strategies, and to engage in activities, which enable them to reviewing, reenacting, and critically analyzing their own level performance.
Knowledge and understanding
Written exam (open-ended questions).
Applying knowledge and understanding
Tasks requiring the use of tests.
Making judgments
Tasks in requiring to critically discussing the outcomes and the psychometric properties of a test.
Communication skills
Written and oral tasks.
Learning skills
Exercises with immediate feedback that allow verifying and improving by oneself the achieved level of performance.
Type of Assessment - Last names L-Z
Knowledge and understanding
Written exam (open-ended questions).
Applying knowledge and understanding
Tasks requiring the use of tests.
Making judgments
Tasks in requiring to critically discussing the outcomes and the psychometric properties of a test.
Communication skills
Written and oral tasks.
Learning skills
Exercises with immediate feedback that allow verifying and improving by oneself the achieved level of performance.
Course program - Last names A-K
Psychological measurement
Psychological constructs: conceptual and operational definitions
Latent and manifest variables
Testing
Cognitive and non-cognitive tests
Item characteristics and test administration
Scoring, standardization, norming
Standards and guidelines on test use
Batteries and short forms of the test
Test Psychometric Properties
Reliability as temporal stability (test-retest) and internal consistency
Content, construct and criterion-related validity.
Course program - Last names L-Z
Psychological measurement
Psychological constructs: conceptual and operational definitions
Latent and manifest variables
Testing
Cognitive and non-cognitive tests
Item characteristics and test administration
Scoring, standardization, norming
Standards and guidelines on test use
Batteries and short forms of the test
Test Psychometric Properties
Reliability as temporal stability (test-retest) and internal consistency
Content, construct and criterion-related validity.