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.

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: 
2018-19
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