Measurement and Testing

Paper Code: 
PSY 601
Credits: 
03
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To acquaint the students with the psychometric and projective technique and test construction.
  2. To acquaint the students with non-testing approaches like interviews and questionnaires.

 

9.00
Unit I: 
Nature and scope of Human Assessment.

Nature and scope of Human Assessment.

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Parameters of Assessment

 Psychological Scaling; Methods of Scaling.

9.00
Unit III: 
Principles of Psychological Test Construction

 Steps in test construction, Item analysis.

9.00
Unit IV: 
Standardization of Test

Reliability, Validity, Test norms.

9.00
Unit V: 
Assessment Techniques :

1)  Types of Tests : Group, Performance, Verbal.

2)  Assessment of Intelligence : Verbal, Non-Verbal.

3)  Assessment of Personality : Psychometric and        

      Projective Techniques.

Essential Readings: 
  • Anastasi, A (1998), Psychological testing. New York : Macmillan.
  • Freeman, F.S. (1972), Theory and Practice of Psychological testing, New Delhi : Oxford & IBH
  • Guilford, J.P. (1951), Psychometric testing, New York : McGraw Hill.

 

References: 
  • Kline, P. (1975). Psychological Testing. London  : Malabay.
  • Murphy, K.R. and Davidshofer, C.O. (1994). Psychological Testing : Principles and Applications. NJ : Prentice Hall.
  • K. Chaddha, (1996). Theory and Practice of Psychometry, New Age International Ltd. Publishers. New Delhi.
  •  Singh, A.K., (1980).Test Measurements and Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences. Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co, Ltd.

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2015-16
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