COURSE UNIT TITLE

: APPLICATION OF PSYCHOMETRY IN PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4064 APPLICATION OF PSYCHOMETRY IN PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR SELVA ÜLBE AĞIRBAŞARAP

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

In this course, testing of psychometric theory with the support of computer programs will be introduced. Measurement methods used in psychology will be explained and applications will be made.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To be able to explain the basic concepts and principles of psychometrics
2   2. Ability to create a data set on the computer
3   3. To be able to plan a psychometric research
4   4. Being able to use different statistical package programs
5   5. Reaching and transferring current programs
6   6. Summarizing current studies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to course objectives and material
2 Review of psychological measurement
3 Appropriate transfer of data sets to computer programs
4 Data set editing
5 Making data suitable for analysis
6 Testing assumptions
7 Correlation Analysis
8 Factor analytical techniques
9 Carrying out exploratory factor analysis with a computer
10 Interpretation and reporting of outputs
11 Reliability analyses
12 Sample presentation
13 Group presentations
14 Course Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Pallant, J. (2010). SPSS survival manual : a step by step guide to data analysis using SPSS. Maidenhead :Open University Press/McGraw-Hill,
Güngör D. (2016). Psikolojide ölçme araçlarının geliştirilmesi ve uyarlanması kılavuzu, Türk Psikoloji Yazıları, 19 (38), 104-112.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Answer-Question
Homework
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm (%30) + Quiz (%10) + Presentation (%10) + Final (%50)

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-6: They will be evaluated by midterm examination, homework/presentation, and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70 % attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Research Assistant Dr. Selva Ülbe Ağırbaşarap
selva.ulbe@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155555
LO.255555
LO.355555
LO.455555
LO.555555
LO.655555

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