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

In this course students will develop an advanced understanding of the history of psychological assessment, normative assessment and will develop their knowledge of the interpretation of test scores (including reliability and validity) and the social and ethical issues associated with test administration, behavioural assessment, and the applications of assessment (including cross-cultural and special populations). Students will develop skills in the administration and interpretation of psychological tests.

Textbook(s)

Ronald Jay Cohen, Mark E. Swerdlik, Edward D. Sturman 2012, Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurement, 8, McGraw-Hill Education

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 13 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	7 hours x 5 days

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

Assessment

Essay, Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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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.