| Course Name | Psychological Tests |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| PSY 427 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecturing / Presentation | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to introduce the psychological tests commonly used in various subfields of psychology and the ethical principles of their use. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course focuses on the transferring basic knowledge about the psychological tests commonly used in different subfields of psychology and ethical principles regarding their use. |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction and review of the syllabus | |
| 2 | Psychological Testing and Assessment | Ronald Jay Cohen, W. Joel Schneider, and Renée Tobin, "Psychological Testing and Assessment”, chap. 1 in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 10th Ed. (McGraw Hill, 2022), 1-40. |
| 3 | Historical, Cultural, and Ethical Considerations | Ronald Jay Cohen, W. Joel Schneider, and Renée Tobin, "Historical, Cultural, and Ethical Considerations”, chap. 2 in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 10th Ed. (McGraw Hill, 2022), 41-84. |
| 4 | Validity and Reliability | Ronald Jay Cohen, W. Joel Schneider, and Renée Tobin, “Reliability” and “Validity”, chap. 5 and 6 in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 10th Ed. (McGraw Hill, 2022), 157-220. |
| 5 | Intelligence and its Measurement: Binet Scales | Ronald Jay Cohen, W. Joel Schneider, and Renée Tobin, “The Assessment of Intelligence”, chap. 9 in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 10th Ed. (McGraw Hill, 2022), 297-346. |
| 6 | Intelligence and its Measurement: Wechsler Scales | Ronald Jay Cohen, W. Joel Schneider, and Renée Tobin, “The Assessment of Intelligence”, chap. 9 in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 10th Ed. (McGraw Hill, 2022), 297-346. |
| 7 | Assessment of Education (Achievement and Skill Tests) | Ronald Jay Cohen, W. Joel Schneider, and Renée Tobin, “The Assessment for Achievement”, chap. 10 in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 10th Ed. (McGraw Hill, 2022), 349-389. |
| 8 | Personality Assessment: Theory and Objective Tests (MMPI) | Ronald Jay Cohen, W. Joel Schneider, and Renée Tobin, “Personality Assessment: An Overview”, chap. 11 in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 10th Ed. (McGraw Hill, 2022), 390-443. |
| 9 | Personality Assessment: Projective Tests (TAT, Rorschach) | Ronald Jay Cohen, W. Joel Schneider, and Renée Tobin, “Personality Assessment Methods”, chap. 12 in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 10th Ed. (McGraw Hill, 2022), 444-498. |
| 10 | Clinical and Counseling Assessment | Ronald Jay Cohen, W. Joel Schneider, and Renée Tobin, “Clinical and Counseling Assessment”, chap. 13 in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 10th Ed. (McGraw Hill, 2022), 499-549. |
| 11 | Neuropsychological Assessment | Ronald Jay Cohen, W. Joel Schneider, and Renée Tobin, “Neuropsychological Assessment”, chap. 14 in Psychological Testing and Assessment, 10th Ed. (McGraw Hill, 2022), 550-589. |
| 12 | Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care | Robert M. Kaplan and Dennis P. Saccuzzo, “Testing in Health Psychology and Health Care”, chap. 17 in Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues, 8th Ed. (Cengage Learning, 2017), 443-482. |
| 13 | Testing in Industrial and Business Settings | Robert M. Kaplan and Dennis P. Saccuzzo, “Testing in Industrial and Business Settings”, chap. 18 in Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues, 8th Ed. (Cengage Learning, 2017), 483-511. |
| 14 | Test Bias and Testing | Robert M. Kaplan and Dennis P. Saccuzzo, “Test Bias and Testing and the Law”, chap. 19 and 20 in Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues, 8th Ed. (Cengage Learning, 2017), 513-585. |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Cohen, R.J., Schneider, W.J., & Tobin, R. (2022). Psychological testing and assessment. (10th Edition). McGraw Hill. ISBN13: 978-1260837025 Kaplan, R. M., & Saccuzzo, D. P. (2017). Psychological testing: Principles, applications, and issues (8th Edition). Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1337098137
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| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 | |
| Project | 1 | 20 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | 1 | 44 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have knowledge of basic concepts, theories, approaches (behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, social, developmental, statistical, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural), and current applications specific to the field of psychology by using current course materials and instruments. | X | ||||
| 2 | To have basic knowledge and skills about the applications in the different subfields of psychology. | X | ||||
| 3 | To have basic knowledge about the testing and measurement instruments used in different subfields of psychology and basic level skill that does not require expertise in carrying out applications in different subfields of psychology. | X | ||||
| 4 | To make use of other disciplines that may contribute to psychology and have basic knowledge about the contribution of psychology to these disciplines. | |||||
| 5 | To have cumulative knowledge about the position of psychology as a scientific discipline in Turkey, the conducted research, applications and problems encountered from past to present in the field of psychology. | |||||
| 6 | To have the competence to conduct a research individually and/or as a team using the knowledge acquired in the field of psychology, interpret the findings obtained by using scientific problem solving and critical thinking approaches. | |||||
| 7 | To have the ability to construct a research hypothesis, create a research design, collect data, analyze it, report it in a scientific writing format, and interpret it by using basic knowledge related to testing and measurement, research methods, and statistics acquired in the field of psychology. | |||||
| 8 | To have the competence to share the theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field of psychology with the experts and lay people by using the required information and communication technologies in scientific studies and events that benefit the society. | |||||
| 9 | To have knowledge of the relevant professional and ethical values in the domains of psychology and respect individual differences and human rights in research and practices related to psychology. | X | ||||
| 10 | To constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following both national and international publications in the field of psychology, the developments in testing and measurement instruments and software programs used in the discipline. | X | ||||
| 11 | To establish written and verbal communication with experts and lay people by using both Turkish and English. | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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