This unit introduces classical test theory and latent trait theories of psychological measurement. In the context of ability testing, students are taught test construction skills including selecting items for a test, plotting item responses, assessing test reliability and validity, and examining 'latent traits' using correlation, partial correlation and factor analysis. Students then use these test construction skills to create a new test of a different construct, e.g. empathy. The unit also includes applied measurement—how tests are used as individual assessment instruments and/or selection instruments in real life. -- Course Website
Instructor: Associate Professor Gilles Gignac
Prerequisites: PSYC1101 Psychology: Mind and Brain and PSYC1102 Psychology: Behaviour in Context and PSYC2203 Psychological Research Methods
