Assessment in Counselling and Guidance

Paper Code: 
PSY 424 B
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives (COs):

This course will enable the students to –

 

  1. To equip students with various standardized and non-standardized techniques of assessment in the field of counselling and guidance.
  2. To train the students for administration of tests and interpretation of scores.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning Outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

PSY424(B)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment in Counselling and Guidance

The students will be able to –

CO148: Develop familiarity with different kinds of measures and   techniques for assessing individual differences.

CO149: Develop competencies for assessing the psychological     functioning of individuals through various techniques of psychological assessment.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Nature of Psychological Assessment :
  • Interview and Observation
  • Taking Case History
  • Selection of Tests
  • Implications of Psychological Test Results
  • Ethics of Psychological Testing

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Assessment of in educational setting:
  • Differential Aptitude Test
  • General Aptitude Test Battery
  • Assessment of Interests - Chatterjee’s Non Language Preference Record
  • Intelligence - Wechsler’s Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised, Bhatia’s Performance Test of Intelligence

 

12.00
Unit III: 
The Objective Assessment of Personality :
  • High School Personality Questionnaire
  • 16 Personality Factors
  • Eysenck’s Personality Inventory
  • The Projective Assessment of Personality: Thematic Apperception Test; Rosenzweig  Picture Frustration Study, Sentence Completion Test

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Behavioral Techniques and Tests :
  • Behavioral Questionnaires,
  • Self Monitoring,
  • Problem Checklist Observation in Natural Environment
12.00
Unit V: 
Report Writing :
  • Writing Case Study Reports Preparing a Profile Of Individual
  • Group Career Guidance in the Report Form.
Essential Readings: 
  • Herr, E.L. Carmer S.H. (1998). Career Guidance and Counselling Through the Life Span. Systematic Approaches, 3rd edition, Scott, Foresman and Company London.
  • Murphy K.R. Davidshofer C.O. (1994). Psychology Testing Principles ad Applications. Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
  • Walsh, W.B.; and Betz, N.E. (1997). Test and Assessment, 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall Inc., Englewood Clifts, New Jersey.
  • Manuals of the following Psychological Tests :
  • Wechsler’s Intelligence Scale for Children-R
  • Wechsler’s Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised
  • Bhatia’s Performance Test of Intelligence
  • Raven’s Progressive Matrices
  • Vineland Social Maturity Scale
  • Children Personality Questionnaire
  • High School Personality Questionnaire and 16 Personality Factors
  • Eysenck’s Personality Inventory
  • Children Apperception Test and Thematic Apperception Test
  • Rosenzweig Picture Frustration Test (Children & Adult)
  • Differential Aptitude Test
  • General Aptitude Test Battery
  • Chatterji’s Non-Language Preference Record
References: 
  • Aaron, P.G. (1989). Dyslexia and Hyperlexia Kluwer Academic, London.
  • Anderson, H.H. and Anderson, G.M. (1951). An Introduction to Projective Techniques. NJ Prentice Hall.
  • Bellack, L. (1954). The Thematic Apperception Test and Children’s Apperception Test in Clinical Use. New York, Grune and Stration.
  • Campbell, J.P. and others (1973). The Development and Evaluation of Behavioral bases scales. Journal of Applied Psychology Vo. 54, 15-22.
  • Ciminero, A.R. and other (Eds.) (1986). Handbook of behavioral Assessment. New York : John Willey and Sons.
  • Condon, M.E. And Lisa, A. (2002). Exercise in Psychological Testing. Allyn and Bacon, London.
  • Herson, M. of Bellack, A.S. (1981). Behavioral Assessment A Practical Handbook, Pergammon Press, New York.
  • Kaufman, N (1996). Intelligence Testing Using WISC – R.
  • Lichenberg, J.W. and Goodyear R.K.(1999) Scientist Practitioner Perspective on Test Interpretation. Allyn and Bacon.
  • Lundy, A. (1985). The Reliability of TAT. Journal of Personality assessment, 49 (2), 141-145.
  • Murphy Kevin, R. and Davidshofer Charles, O (1994) Psychology Testing Principles and Applications (3rd Ed) Prentice Hall, New Delhi.
  • Norman Tailent (1992). The Practice of Psychological Assessment, N.D. Prentice Hall.
  • Palmer S. and Gladeana Memahon (Ed) (1997) Client Assessment, Sage Publications. 
Academic Year: 
2019-20
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