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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
PDR 6138	PSYCHOLOGICAL INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TUBA BAĞATARHAN

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce the processes of developing and adapting psychological measurement instruments to different cultural contexts, to teach the psychometric methods used in these processes and to develop students' skills in this field through applied studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Explains the development and adaptation processes of psychological measurement tools.
2	Performs validity and reliability analyses of a measurement tool and interpret the results.
3	Plans and implements item writing and piloting processes for psychological measurement tools.
4	Manages linguistic and cultural adaptation processes for measurement tools to be adapted to different cultures.
5	Acts in accordance with ethical principles in psychological measurement and evaluation processes.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Course introduction and basic concepts
2	Psychometric foundations: Validity and reliability
3	Psychological measurement tool development process
4	Item analysis and statistical methods
5	Validity tests
6	Reliability tests
7	Exploratory factor analysis
8	General evaluation and midterm exam
9	Confirmatory factor analysis
10	Scale adaptation process
11	Factor analysis applications
12	Use of scales and ethical issues
13	Applied scale development project
14	Interpretation of the findings obtained during the scale development/adaptation process
15	Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Cohen, R. J. & Swerdlik, M. E. (2010). Psychological Testing and Assessment (7th edition). Boston: McGraw-Hill.

DeVellis, R. F. (2016). Scale development: Theory and applications (4th ed.). SAGE Publications.

Furr, R. M. (2011). Scale Construction and Psychometrics for Social and Personality Psychology. Los Angeles: Sage Publication.

Kaplan, R. M., & Saccuzzo, D. P. (2017). Psychological testing: Principles, applications, and issues (9th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Murphy, K. R. & Davidshofer, C. O. (2005). Psyhcological Testing. New Jersey: Pearson Education International.

Özgüven, I. E. (2007). Psikolojik Testler. Ankara: PDREM Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Active Laerning, Discussion, Question and Answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
2	PRS	PRESENTATION
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with assignments and presentations within the scope of this course.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% of the courses is compulsory to be successful in the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tuba.bagatarhan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

You can send your messages 24/7 via Online DEU.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	2	28
Preparing assignments	2	14	28
Preparing presentations	3	14	42
Design Project	1	15	15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			155

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9
LO.1	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4
LO.2	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4
LO.3	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4
LO.4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4
LO.5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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