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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / PSİ 451 - PSYCHOLOGY

Code: PSİ 451 Course Title: PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS-I Theoretical+Practice: 2+2 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department PSYCHOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer BURCU SOY TELLİ (burcusoytelli@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
It is to provide information about the application, scoring and interpretation of some tests that are thought to be used frequently in different age groups in the applied field.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can understand the importance functions of psychological tests PO-2 Adapts and transfers the knowledge they have acquired in the field of psychology to other disciplines
PO-6 Interprets and evaluates data using advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field, identifies and analyzes problems parallel to current technological developments, and develops solutions based on research and evidence.
PO-12 Has sufficient skills in psychological tests, qualitative and quantitative research methods, observation and interview techniques.
Examination
LO-2 Can make classification of psychological tests. PO-1 Knows the basic concepts related to psychology.
PO-12 Has sufficient skills in psychological tests, qualitative and quantitative research methods, observation and interview techniques.
Examination
LO-3 Can analyze quality of psychological tests. PO-6 Interprets and evaluates data using advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field, identifies and analyzes problems parallel to current technological developments, and develops solutions based on research and evidence.
PO-12 Has sufficient skills in psychological tests, qualitative and quantitative research methods, observation and interview techniques.
Examination
LO-4 Can be aware of ethical rules of tests application. PO-4 Is equipped with sufficient skills in the field of psychology, adhere to the principles of professional ethics, develop communication skills, gain productive and flexible thinking skills.
PO-9 Has awareness of individual and cultural differences that can incorporate different perspectives into the process of producing scientific knowledge.
PO-12 Has sufficient skills in psychological tests, qualitative and quantitative research methods, observation and interview techniques.
Examination
LO-5 Can make applications of tests, make scoring of tests and make interpretation of tests. PO-6 Interprets and evaluates data using advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field, identifies and analyzes problems parallel to current technological developments, and develops solutions based on research and evidence.
PO-12 Has sufficient skills in psychological tests, qualitative and quantitative research methods, observation and interview techniques.
PO-15 Uses the information and communication technologies required by the field of psychology and has skills in statistics and measurement evaluation.
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Presentation of course: Content and importance
2 The importance and functions of the tests
3 The historical process of development of the tests
4 Classification of tests and their qualitative feature
5 Scoring, interpretation, application of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)
6 Scoring, interpretation, application of (WISC)
7 Scoring, interpretation, application of (WISC)
8 mid-term exam
9 Scoring, interpretation, application of (WISC)
10 Scoring, interpretation, application of (WISC)
11 Scoring, interpretation, application of The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
12 Scoring, interpretation, application of The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
13 Scoring, interpretation, application of Ankara Developmental Screening Inventory
14 Scoring, interpretation, application of Bender Gestalt Visual Motor Integration Test
15 The overall presentation of Neuropsychological Tests
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ankara Gelişimsel Tarama Envanteri El Kitabı, Ekim 2006.
2 Özgüven, İ. E. (2007). Psikolojik Testler. Pdrem Yayınları
3 Savaşır, I. & Şahin, N. (çev.) (1995). Wechsler Çocuklar için Zeka Ölçeği. Ankara: Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları.
Required Course instruments and materials
Book, Handbooks of psychological tests, WISC-R, MMPI, Bender Gestalt Test, Ankara Developmental Screening Inventory

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report 8 1 40
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 14 14
       c) Performance Project 2 14 28
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 1 14 14
       e) Term paper/Project 1 14 14
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 0
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 0
0
0
Total work load; 154