| Faculteit | Gedrags- en MaatschappijWetenschappen |
| Jaar | 2021/22 |
| Vakcode | PSBE2-06 |
| Vaknaam | Test theory |
| Niveau(s) | bachelor |
| Voertaal | Engels |
| Periode | semester I a |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Rooster | rooster.rug.nl |
| Uitgebreide vaknaam | Test theory | ||||||||||||
| Leerdoelen | After this course students can: - formulate the aim of psychological testing, - formulate the principles for the quality of psychological tests, - name the major psychological tests used in different fields of psychological testing such as intelligence testing, personality testing and testing in the clinical field, - give a basis for the use of these tests, - reproduce the principles of classical test theory, - formulate different types of validity and reliability estimation methods - calculate elementary psychometric indicators to assess the quality of tests: item-total correlations, factor analysis, and reliability estimation methods. |
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| Omschrijving | This course gives an overview of the central topics that are important for understanding how tests are developed and validated. Topics include: historical developments and applications of psychological tests, the administration of tests, reliability and validity, and new developments in the field of test construction. | ||||||||||||
| Uren per week | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Onderwijsvorm |
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(There is an additional practical that consists of a single assignment that students do in pairs, on their own. This is not a weekly computer practical like Statistics. More information will be provided during the first lecture.) |
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| Toetsvorm | opdracht, schriftelijk tentamen (meerkeuze) | ||||||||||||
| Vaksoort | bachelor | ||||||||||||
| Coördinator | prof. dr. R.R. Meijer | ||||||||||||
| Docent(en) | prof. dr. R.R. Meijer | ||||||||||||
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| Opmerkingen | Knowledge of the contents of the courses Statistics 1a and Statistics 1b is assumed. | ||||||||||||
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