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Psychometrics
Course Objectives:
- To equip students with basic skills in the application of measurement procedure and the statistical analysis of measurements
Course Outcomes:
- CO53: Understand the basic principles and need of psychological measurement and the problems associated with it.
- CO54: Developing an understanding of approaches of item construction and concept of constructs.
- CO55: Demonstrating the ability to understand various kinds of items which can be included in the test.
- CO56: Acquiring the knowledge to score close ended and open-ended responses.
- CSO57: Developing a basic understanding of factor analysis.
Problems of Measurement in Tests; Classical test theory, Item Response theory; Reliability of test scores; Validity of test scores; Validity of test scores
The concept of latent variables; Constructs and Measures; Identifying the Construct, links between constructs, construct cleanliness
Item Construction; Empirical, Theoretical and Rational Approaches to Item Construction; Sources of Items- Related Literature, Subject Matter Experts; Speed and Power tests
: Open ended and Close ended Items; Guiding Rules for Writing Items; Multiple Choice Items (Distractors, Guessing); Item difficulty, Item discrimination; Test administration;
Scoring Open Ended Responses, Close Ended Responses; The practicalities of scoring tests, Cleaning data; Omitted and Partial Credit
Uses of Factor Analysis ; Exploratory factor analysis; Factor structure matrix and Factor loadings, Eigen values and Communities, Orthogonal factors and Oblique factors, Principal Factors method
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- Neuman, W. L. (2006). Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. (6th Ed.). Boston: Pearson Education.
- Shaughnessy, J. J. & Zechmeister, E.B. (1997). Research Method in Psychology. (4th Ed). United States of America: Mcgraw Hill Publications
