Psychological Assessment

Catalog description

This course is a broad introduction to the field of psychological assessment, including an understanding of the conceptual issues underlying different approaches to testing and assessment. Surveys the major types of tests used in the field of assessment and addresses the development of the most commonly used instruments. The course also is designed to provide a framework for the development of skills related to assessment practice. Attention will be given to issues of measurement, identifying appropriate sources of diagnostic information, reliability, validity, identifying and selecting empirically supported test instruments, conducting the assessment process in an ethical manner, interpreting norm references and criterion-referenced test scores.