Assessment in Counselling and Guidance

Paper Code: 
PSY 424 B
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OUTCOMES

 

Course Outcomes

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  
 

On completion of this course, the students will be able to:

CO171: Develop familiarity with different kinds of measures and   techniques for assessing individual differences.

CO172: Develop competencies for assessing the psychological     functioning of individuals through various techniques of psychological assessment.

CO173: Identifying the objective analysis approach used for personality testing.

CO174: Developing aptitude for behavioural techniques.

CO175: Enhance one’s report writing skills.

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: 
Behavioural Techniques and Tests

Behavioural 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 LifeSpan. Systematic Approaches, 3rd edition, Scott, Foresman and Company London.
  • Murphy K.R. Davidshofer C.O. (1994). Psychology Testing Principles and Applications. Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
  • Walsh, W.B.; and Betz, N.E. (1997). Test and Assessment, 3rd Ed., Prentice Hall Inc., Englewood Cliffs, 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: 

Suggested Readings

·        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 Stratton.

·        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 Talent (1992). The Practice of Psychological Assessment, N.D. Prentice Hall.

·        Palmer S. and Gladeana Memahon (Ed) (1997) Client Assessment, Sage Publications. 

E-Resources

·        ResearchGate

·        JSTOR

·        Proquest

·        Shodhganga

·        Delnet

·        Google Scholar

·        National Digital Library (NPTEL)

·        Academia

Journals

·        Perspectives on Psychological Science

·        Psychological Bulletin

·        The Counselling Psychologist

·        Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Journal of Counselling Psychology

Academic Year: 
2022-23
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