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Dr. Michael Diehr Phone: see below Office: UH322A Hours: M 1100-1200 |
PSYC 402 : Psychological
Testing Fall 2007 Syllabus CRN 42059 Meeting Times : M W 0900-1050 SCI2 243 |
Required Texts: Kaplan
& Saccuzzo (2005) Psychological Testing : Principles, Applications, and
Issues. 6th Edition. Thompson.
ISBN 0534633064
Psychological
Testing and Assessment are the sub-fields of psychology concerned with accurate
measurement and quantification of the human psyche. This course will cover in depth the fundamentals of
statistics, reliability, validity, norms, and test development, and will
briefly survey most of the major forms of tests in use today, such as
personality, cognitive, neuropsychological, educational, and vocational tests,
and conclude by discussing issues such as bias and multicultural assessment.
Prerequisites:
PSYC 100,
220, and 230. Please note: This
course is best taken after you have completed at least one advanced
laboratory class.
Components
The class
will include these major components:
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Lecture
• Assigned readings from the text and online reserves
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In-class exercises
• Exams (multiple choice)
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Research Paper (2500 words, about 10 pages)
There are
200 possible points in this course:
1. Exams (100 points). There will be three multiple-choice exams. Two mid-term exams (20 points
each) will be on recently covered material; the final exam will be cumulative
(60 points)
2. Research Paper (60 points): Every student will complete a
2500 word (approximately 10 page) paper in which you will design, develop and
evaluate a novel psychological test or instrument. The paper will be in APA style, and must include
a literature review. It will
be due in three stages: outline/proposal draft (10 points), rough draft (10
points), and final draft (40 points).
You will have ample opportunity to get feedback and improve your
writing.
4. Class participation (up to 40 points). Earned by attendance and participating
in discussions and in-class exercises.
The course will be graded on a
curve.
Resources
Class Website: http://courses.csusm.edu/psyc402md
Contains
class notes, syllabus, and links to resources.
Office Hours: See above. No need to make an appointment,
just stop by!
Email: I will be sending
out emails to all students from time to time. Checking your email regularly is a requirement of the class.
Phone: This is a shared
phone line among several lecturers.
If you call during my office hours I’ll answer it. If I don’t answer, it’s best to just
send email rather than leaving a voice message. 760-750-4191
Textbook Website: The website for the textbook is on the
class website (above)
Includes learning objectives, practice tests, flash cards
and links to other resources.
Policy
Students
with Disabilities
In
compliance with federal ADA laws:
If you have a need for any in-class accommodations, special test-taking
arrangements, or help accessing any class materials because of a verified
physical, cognitive, or perceptual limitation, please talk to the disabled
students office first then contact me during the first two weeks of class.
Academic
Honesty
Cheating
or plagiarism (presenting the words or ideas of others as your own) or
falsification of data will result in failure of the assignment, possible
failure of the course, and notification of the offense to the University. Please note that copying material from
your sources without proper citation is plagiarism (see the APA manual for
instructions on how to cite your sources).
PSYC
402 COURSE SCHEDULE, Fall 2007.
Dates
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Topic |
Reading |
Exam/Assignment |
M
8/27
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8/29
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M
9/03
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W
9/05
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M
9/10
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W
9/12
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M
9/17
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W
9/19
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M
9/24
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W
9/26
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M
10/01
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W
10/03
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M
10/08
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Exam 2 (covers chapters 3-5)
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W
10/10
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M
10/15
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W
10/17
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M
10/22
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class due to fires) |
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W
10/24
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(no
class due to fires) |
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M
10/29
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W
10/31
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Research
Paper Proposal (Due Nov 2) |
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M
11/05
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W
11/07
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Research Paper: In-class testing
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M 11/12
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W
11/14
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Research Paper Rough Draft (Optional)
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M
11/19
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Guest Speaker: cross-cultural NP
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W
11/21
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M 11/26 |
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W 11/28 |
Research Paper Due
11:59pm
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M
12/03
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W
12/05
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M 12/10
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W 12/12
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Final Exam
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*Note. Articles are on electronic resource. http://eres.csusm.edu/eres/coursepage.aspx?cid=599&page=docs Password = think
(*) Notes about Reading Assignments
Unless
otherwise specified, read the entire chapter
Ch 9 :
Read 231-236, Skip early Binet Scales (236-244), Read 244-251
Ch 17 :
Read 476-492