Psychometrics (P01573)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-Psychomet

To provide an advanced understanding of psychometrics and its research applications. This will include the following topics:

- Measurement of personality and intelligence.
- Test construction: test design, use of factor analysis and item response theory in test development.
- Observational approaches to personality assessment.
- Reliability and validity.
- Problems in testing: fundamental measurement issues, response sets, test bias.
- Review of critical approaches to the research literature using selected topics in personality, intelligence and attitude research as illustrations.

Shared with UG Course U00605 Psychological Testing: Methods, Problems and Applications.

Venue:
Weeks 1-5 - S1, 7 George Square
Weeks 7-11 - S37, 7 George Square

? Keywords : Psychometrics. Measurement. Test design. Factor analysis. Item response theory

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Psychology, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
21/09/2007	11:00	13:00	Room S.1, 7 George Square	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Friday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

- Understanding of main methodologies for test development.
- Understanding of problematic/controversial aspects of psychometrics.
- Understanding of key theoretical concepts.
- Ability to assess published tests critically.
- High-level understanding of the psychometrics/individual differences research literature.