Postgraduate Course: Psychometrics (PSYL11014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | 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
Feedback: Students opn this course can submit an outline essay plan and key references for comments |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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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
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Psychometrics. Measurement. Test design. Factor analysis. Item response theory |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Elizabeth Austin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1305
Email: Elizabeth.Austin@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Toni Noble
Tel: (0131 6)51 3188
Email: Toni.noble@ed.ac.uk |
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