Schedule & Requirements
Time, Place:
9:30-10:45 TTh, Hanes 107
Instructor:
David Thissen
Davie 358A
Office hours scheduled using a sign-up sheet near the door of 358A
Davie 358A
Office hours scheduled using a sign-up sheet near the door of 358A
Text:
R.J. Gregory,
Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications,
Seventh Edition
Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and Applications,
Seventh Edition
If you purchase access to the Revel (Pearson) electronic copy of the textbook from the bookstore, take these steps to obtain access:
1. Go to: https://console.pearson.com/enrollment/zdnahw
2. Sign in to your Pearson Account or create one.
3. Redeem your access code or purchase instant access online.
(Temporary access option for financial aid is also available.)
Here’s more information for your course section:
Course start date: Jan 10, 2020
Course end date: May 31, 2022
Note:
(Additional readings will be suggested or provided periodically.)
(Tentative) Schedule:
for Spring, 2020
Week
Topics as Defined by the Chapters in Gregory’s Book
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January 9
Introduction / Army Alpha
January 14-16
1 Applications and Consequences of Psychological Testing
2 The History of Psychological Testing
2 The History of Psychological Testing
January 21-23
3 Norms and Reliability
January 28-30
4 Validity and Test Development
February 4-6
Some Item Response Theory
February 11-13
5A Theories of Intelligence and Factor Analysis
February 18-20
5B Individual Tests of Intelligence and Achievement
February 25-27
6 Group Tests and Controversies in Ability Testing
March 3-5
7 Testing Special Populations
8 Origins of Personality Testing
8 Origins of Personality Testing
March 17-19
Extended Spring Break
March 24-26
Revision of the course and projects (via Zoom)
9 Assessment of Normality and Human Strengths (via Zoom)
9 Assessment of Normality and Human Strengths (via Zoom)
March 31 – April 2
9 Assessment of Normality and Human Strengths (continued via Zoom)
April 7-9
11 Industrial, Occupational, and Forensic Assessment (via Zoom)
April 14-16
12 Legal Issues and the Future of Testing (via Zoom)
April 21-23
12 Legal Issues and the Future of Testing (continued via Zoom)
Practice Final (via Zoom)
Practice Final (via Zoom)
May 1 (Friday)
8:00AM
8:00AM
Final Exam
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Requirements, grading, and stuff: On Thursday, January 16, and thereafter on (almost) every Thursday, there will be (very short) weekly quizzes on the chapter(s) assigned for that week. (The first quiz, on January 16, will cover chapters 1-2.)
There will also be a final examination, using multiple-choice questions written by the class; you will receive credit both for the quality of your performance on the quizzes and the final and for the quality of the performance of the items you write for the final.
In addition, you will write a report on the measurement of some psychological construct or an evaluation of some psychological measurement instrument. Reports will be due April 23.
The schedule above is in the nature of a prediction, not a guarantee or contract.
There will also be a final examination, using multiple-choice questions written by the class; you will receive credit both for the quality of your performance on the quizzes and the final and for the quality of the performance of the items you write for the final.
In addition, you will write a report on the measurement of some psychological construct or an evaluation of some psychological measurement instrument. Reports will be due April 23.
The schedule above is in the nature of a prediction, not a guarantee or contract.