Öğr. Gör. Dr. Banu Elmastaş Dikeç banudikec@uludag.edu.tr Tel No: : 2941875 B.U.Ü. Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümü
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Objective of the Course:
The purpose of the course is presenting the basic theoretical information and practices about psychological measuring and evaluation. During th course, students are aimed to acquire the basic principles underlying psychological methods in general, and learn about the nature of many different methods that are used in various sub-disciplines of psychology
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
With this course, the students learn basic assesment and measurement tencniques in psychology.
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Learning Outcomes:
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To grasp how and why psychological methods and tools have been developed during the history of psychology, and how the current situation in psychological measuring has emerged.;
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To be able to evaluate and compare the basic theoretical approaches in psychology in terms of their ways of looking at psychological measuring issues. ;
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To be able to evaluate the role of psychological evaluation techniques and tools in scientific exploration of behaviors and cognition ;
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To be able to collect data by using psychological measuring tools, to analyze data by using the appropriate statistical techniques, to interpret the findings and to present them. ;
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To be able to know the basic principles of psychological evaluation; to recognize their contributions and limitations to psychology as a science and as a practice; to acquire the basic level information about the most frequently use psychological tools in the field.;
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To know and practice the ethical rules about psychological measuring and evaluation;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Introduction to psychological testing and the history of psychological tests duruma gelindiğini kavramak
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Measuring and measures
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Interpreting test scores
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Validity
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Reliability
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Test development and item analysis
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Measurement of abilites
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IQ Tests
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Personality evaluation
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Tests used in clinical psychology applications (the tests that are used in measuring psychopathology, stress and anxiety)
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Neuropscychological tests
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Measuring attitudes and values
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Uses of psychological tests
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Ethics in psychological testing and evaluation
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
The textbook: Ronald Jay Cohen R.J. & Swerdlik M.E., Psikolojik Test ve Değerlendirme, Nobel Yayıncılık Özgüven, İ. E. (2007). Psikolojik Testler. Ankara: PDREM Yayınları. Other materials: Murphy, K. R. & Davidshofer, C. O. (2005). Psyhcological Testing. New Jersey: Pearson Education International. Domino, G. & Domino, M. L. (2006). Psyhcological Testing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
20
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
1
20
Final Exam
1
60
Total
3
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
The system of relative evaluation is applied.
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
3
42
Homeworks, Performances
1
30
30
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
1
1
Others
1
64
64
Final Exams
1
1
1
Total WorkLoad
181
Total workload/ 30 hr
6
ECTS Credit of the Course
6
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
