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Undergraduate Course: Psychological Testing: Methods, Problems and Applications (PSYL10028)

Course Outline
School	School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Course type	Standard	Availability	Available to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Credits	10
Home subject area	Psychology	Other subject area	None
Course website	None
Course description	This course will cover the construction and use of psychological tests, including an examination of some problematic areas in psychological measurement and in the interpretation of test results. The use of psychological tests in research and applied settings will be described, with a particular focus on research in personality. The course will be focused primarily on concepts in psychometrics and individual differences research rather than detailed statistics, but some ability to deal with statistical ideas is required.

Entry Requirements
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Psychology Methodology 1 (PSYL10034) AND Psychology Methodology 2 (PSYL10035)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites	None
Prospectus website	http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
- Understanding of the key elements of test development, including reliability, validity and the use of factor analysis. - Understanding of problematic and controversial aspects of psychometrics. - Ability to assess commercial and public domain tests critically from published information. Understanding and knowledge of research applications of psychometric tests.

Assessment Information
3000 word essay due Thursday, week 1 of Semester 2 Visiting Student Variant Assessment Long essay (3,000 words) to be set by the course organiser and due Friday 5pm Week 13.
Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information

Special Arrangements
Not entered

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Elizabeth Austin Tel: (0131 6)51 1305 Email: Elizabeth.Austin@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Mrs Elizabeth Wright Tel: (0131 6)50 9870 Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk

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