Assessment in Counselling and Guidance

Paper Code: 
PSY 425 (B)
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  • To equip students with various standardized and non-standardized techniques of assessment in the field of counselling and guidance.
  • To train the students for administration of tests and interpretation of scores.
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 Aptitude

 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 and 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 :

a.            Wechsler’s Intelligence Scale for Children-R

b.            Wechsler’s Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised

c.             Bhatia’s Performance Test of Intelligence

d.            Raven’s Progressive Matrices

e.            Vineland Social Maturity Scale

f.             Children Personality Questionnaire

g.            High School Personality Questionnaire and 16 Personality Factors

h.            Eysenck’s Personality Inventory

i.              Children Apperception Test and Thematic Apperception Test

j.             Rosenzweig Picture Frustration Test (Children & Adult)

k.            Differential Aptitude Test

l.              General Aptitude Test Battery

m.           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: 
2016-17
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