SPECIAL NOTE:
This is an advanced level unit in the Psychology major
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
KHA329
H
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 2
H
On Campus
16-JUL-2012
10-AUG-2012
03-SEP-2012
20-OCT-2012
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Lectures in psychological assessment provide a comprehensive coverage of psychological assesment, with an emphasis on the assessment of adults. The lectures aim to promote an understanding of fundamental concepts in assessment and an awareness of issues in the use of assessment data. Topics focus on psychological testing and include test standardisation, validity and reliability in traditional tests. The lectures also aim to familiarise students with the major abilities and personality tests, as well as ethical issues in administering such tests, interpreting test results and the application of test results in everyday life. Lectures in individual differences review some of the issues related to the psychological concept of intelligence and major theories of cognitive abilities, and consider the psychometric strutures proposed for personality.
In laboratory classes students particpate in assessment exercises linked to the lectures, look at the uses and limitations of assessment data, and gain hands-on experience of assessment techniques and the interpretation of test results.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT: 2-hr examination (40%), 1,500 word assignment (30%), practical test (30%).
TEACHING PATTERN: One 2-hr lecture and one 2-hr practical class weekly (13 weeks)
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