Psychometrics and psychological diagnosis

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Course ID:	WF-ZPS-PDP
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (unknown)
Course title:	Psychometrics and psychological diagnosis
Name in Polish:	Psychometria i diagnoza psychologiczna
Organizational unit:	Institute of Psychology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmioty obowiązkowe dla drugiego roku
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Learning outcome code/codes:	PS_W06, PS_U4, PS_U06,
Short description:	The aim of the lecture is to familiarize students with the methods of constructing psychological tools and the characteristics of their psychometric properties in the classical and modern (non-classical) approach. The issue of psychological diagnosis will also be addressed.
Full description:	1. Basic psychometric problems. 2. The classic theory of tests. 3. Theory of Response to Item Items (IRT - Item Response Theory). 4. The theory of generalizability of results 5. Review of the tools most often used in psychological practice (ability tests, personality test tests). 6. Basics of psychological tests design. 7. Types of reliability and methods of its estimation. The discriminating power of test items. 8. Validity of the measurement - types of validity and estimation methods. 9. Agent accuracy of the tool. 10. Standardization and standardization of tools 11. Cultural adaptation of tests 12. Psychological tests and law and ethics. 13. Psychological diagnosis - preliminary issues. 14. Psychological interview as a diagnostic technique. 15. Observation and testing as diagnostic methods. 16. Practical and interpersonal competences in diagnosis. Ethical and legal aspects of psychological diagnosis.
Bibliography:	Anastasi, A, Urbina, S. (1999). Testy psychologiczne. Warszawa: Pracownia Testów Psychologicznych PTP. Aranowska, E. (2006). Pomiar ilościowy w psychologii. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe SCHOLAR. Brzeziński, J. (1997). Metodologia badań psychologicznych. Warszawa: PWN. Warszawa: PTP. Strelau, J., Dolińśki D.,(red.) (2008). Psychologia. Podręcznik Akademicki. Tom 2. (rozdział 10). Gdańsk: GWP. APA (2007). Standardy dla testów stosowanych w psychologii i pedagogice. Gdańsk:GWP. Shaughnessy J. J., Zechmeister E. B., Zechmeister J. S. (2007). Metody badawcze w psychologii. Gdańsk: GWP. Hornowska E. (2003). Testy psychologiczne. Teoria i praktyka. Warszawa: Scholar. Stemplewska-Żakowicz, K., Krejtz K. (red)(2005). Wywiad psychologiczny. t 1,2,3. Warszawa: PTP PTP Stemplewska-Żakowicz, K. (2009). Diagnoza psychologiczna. Gdańsk: GWP.
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	Knowledge: knowledge of psychometric concepts and theories; knowledge of procedures for constructing psychometric tools; knowledge of methods of psychological diagnosis Competences: assessment of the quality and usefulness of psychometric tools in individual, group and scientific research, individual diagnosis; Skill: constructing own psychometric tools that meet the standards for psychological tests; conducting psychological interview and observation Description of ECTS (4 points): Participation in classes: 32 preparation for lectures: 18 time to study for the exam: 60 Total: 110
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Assessment method: written exam Very good grade: the student knows the psychometric concepts and theories very well; knows the procedures for constructing tests very well; can very well indicate the procedures and methods of psychological diagnosis; correctly evaluates the quality of psychometric tools; psychological interview and observation are very good. Good grade: student knows concepts and psychometric theories well; knows the procedures for constructing tests well; can well indicate the procedures and methods of psychological diagnosis; correctly evaluates the quality of psychometric tools; a psychological interview and observation well. For a satisfactory grade: the student knows psychometric concepts and theories; knows the procedures for constructing tests; can indicate the procedures and methods of psychological diagnosis; correctly evaluates the quality of psychometric tools; knows the basics of conducting psychological interview and observation. On insufficient grade: the student does not know psychometric concepts and theories; does not know the procedure for constructing tests; can not indicate the procedures and methods of psychological diagnosis; incorrectly evaluates the quality of psychometric tools; he does not know the basics of conducting psychological interviews and observations.
Practical placement:	N/A

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