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Psychometrics – I
1. To train students in various psychological assessment techniques. 2. To impart skills necessary for selecting and applying different tests for different purposes such as evaluation, training, rehabilitation etc.
The need of Psychological measurement and testing. The origin of Psychological measurement and testing.
Psychological Tests : Definition and Functions of a Test, Current uses of Psychological Tests. Kinds of Tests. Characteristics of a good test.
Problems in the test administration : Professional ethics, Controlling the use of Psychological Tests, Problems of Rapport and Administration.
Test Construction : Theory of measurement of error (Classical theory), Drafting and Compilation of Test Items, Item Analysis. Item response theory.
Establishing the characteristics of a good test i.e. Reliability and Validity : Types, Factors and methods.
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