Jul 24, 2025  
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PSY 7120 - Advanced Testing Principles

The purpose of the course is to provide the knowledge and skills in understanding, selecting, scoring, and interpreting individual and group administered psychological and educational tests. An expansion and review of statistical constructs and test construction principles will be in order to critique the appropriateness of available psychological and academic achievement tests.

Requisites: PSY 6111 or 621
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Articulate the process of test construction and validation.
  • Conduct a battery of tests and interpret the results in a professional report.
  • Consider issues regarding racism, sexism, and cultural diversity when making assessment decisions.
  • Demonstrate working knowledge of the important ethical and legal issues related to group and individual assessment.
  • Describe the categories of assessment instruments and exhibit a general familiarity with several measures from each category.
  • Evaluate tests using basic measurement constructs such as validity, reliability, norms, and standardization.


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