| Academic Unit: |
Psychology |
| Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
| Prerequisites: |
No prerequisite |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Course Unit: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
- - |
| Course Objectives: |
To teach students the following: 1. To be able to critically evaluate empirical evidence and claims utilizing scientific criteria 2 To be able to collect empirical evidence using sound scientific methods and report the findings in a manner that is valid and usable. 3. To be able to develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena. |
| Course Contents: |
This course surveys the basic features of child and adult psychological assessment and assesment tools most frequently used. Ethical principles in the use of these tests, factors that may influence test results and reporting of the results of the assessment are some of the topics that will be covered in this course. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
- 1- Categorize psychometric measurement tools.
- 2- It decides which measurement tool to use in which situation.
- 3- Understands and adopts ethical rules in psychometric measurement
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: |
Lecture, classroom exercises, discussion |
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
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Psychological testing and evaluation concepts, classification of psychological measurement tools. |
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The history of psych assessment and measurement tools in the world and Turkey in Turkey databases |
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Psychometric properties of measuring instruments: Standardization, GG and Norms |
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Get to Know General Mental Ability Tests: WISC, Stanford Binet |
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General Mental Ability Tests: Cattel, Porteus Lab, Alexander PY, Goodenough |
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Developmental Tests: Denver, AGTE |
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Developmental Tests: School readiness vs |
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Interest and Ability Tests |
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Cognitive Tests in Children: Frostic Perception, Frankfurter, Test D |
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Objective tests in personality assessment: MMPI, Hacettepe Kiş. Env., Big Five, SCL-90, Depression and Anxiety Scales |
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Let's get to know projective tests in personality assessment: Rorschach, TAT, CAT |
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Assessment of Cognitive Functions: Bedside Tests, Mini-Mental State Assessment, MoCA, Addenbrook BD |
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Assessment of Cognitive Functions: The Neuropsychological Battery (introduction) |
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Review |
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At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
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Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High
