PSY 5040 - Tests and Measurements

3 cr

Overview of statistical foundations of psychological measurement (e.g., test development, norms, reliability, validity). Survey of commonly used assessment instruments (e.g., intelligence/aptitude, personality, academic achievement tests) and applications of psychological testing in different settings (e.g., clinical, industrial/ organizational, school, forensic/legal settings). Introductory study of major principles underlying psychometric theory including true score models, reliability, validity, norms, scaling, item analysis, and instrument construction. Fundamentals of classical test theory supply background for topics in modern test theory such as item-response models. Introductory study of major principles underlying psychometric theory including true score models, reliability, validity, norms, scaling, item analysis, and instrument construction. Fundamentals of classical test theory supply background for topics in modern test theory such as item-response models.

Fall