Psychological Assessment

Course aim

To develop students' advanced understanding of reliable and valid measures of behaviour and psychological characteristics and the limitations of psychological assessment.

Course content

This course provides students with advanced understanding of psychological assessment. Students will develop their knowledge of appropriate assessments and interpretation of test scores (including reliability and validity). Additionally, students will develop awareness of professional and ethical issues associated with test administration and applications of assessment in different contexts (including cross-cultural and diverse populations). Students will develop communication and interview skills in the administration of psychological assessment, interpretation of test results and writing of a psychological report.

Textbook(s)

Gregory, Robert J. 2014, Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications, Global Edition (7e), Pearson

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BEHL 2005	Introductory Research Methods

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 12 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 12 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Report, Skills demonstration, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4Y)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.