COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCALE DEVELOPMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 5022 SCALE DEVELOPMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DUYGU GÜNGÖR CULHA

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the psychological methods in testing and measurement of human behavior, psychometrics models used in scale development in psychology and exemplification of adaptation and development processes of psychological measures.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define basic concepts related to the psychometrics and measurement.
2   Being able to explain the models of measuring.
3   Being able to give examples studies of the scale development and scale adaptation.
4   Being able to follow the steps of the scale development and scale adaptation in research.
5   Being able to follow current research in the scale development and scale adaptation.
6   Being able to contribute to the scientific development of the area.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Psychological tests
2 Measurement in psychology
3 Measurement in psychology
4 Test use in psychological research
5 Questionnaire design
6 Item writing
7 Scale development
8 Term examination
9 Scale development
10 Scale development
11 Scale adaptation
12 Reliability and validity
13 Factor analysis
14 Item analysis

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Özgüven, I. E. (2007). Psikolojik Testler. Ankara: PDREM Yayınları.
2. DeVellis, R. F. (2012). Scale Development: Theory and Applications. Los Angeles: Sage Publication.
3. Furr, R. M. (2011). Scale Construction and Psychometrics for Social and Personality Psychology. Los Angeles: Sage Publication.
4. Cohen, R. J. & Swerdlik, M. E. (2010). Psychological Testing and Assessment (7th edition). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
5. Murphy, K. R. & Davidshofer, C. O. (2005). Psyhcological Testing. New Jersey: Pearson Education International.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Answer-Question
Discussion

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.
2. LO 4-6: It will be evaluated by literature review paper.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance must be at least 70% of the courses.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

duygu.gungor@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 14.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Student Presentations 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Project Preparation 1 30 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final Assignment 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1555
LO.255
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5455
LO.64455

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