As per Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU) Psychology Syllabus
Contents
PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING (THEORY)
After completing the course, student should be able to:
CO1: Describe the concept of psychological test, reliability, validity and norms.
CO2: Classify and categorize psychological tests, reliability- validity-norms types.
CO3: Identify the reliability and validity of psychological tests,
CO4: Evaluate the types of norms.
CO5: Conduct testing project for behaviour analysis.
UNIT-1: INTRODUCTION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
1.1: What is psychological test? History
1.2: Classification, characteristics
1.3: Steps in test construction
1.4: Ethical issues in test construction
UNIT-2: RELIABILITY OF TESTS
2.1: Reliability: Meaning, true score estimation
2.2: Types: Test-retest, Split-half, Parallel-form and Scorer reliability
2.3: Standard error of measurement
2.4: Reliability- Influencing factors and improvement techniques
UNIT-3: VALIDITY OF TESTS
3.1: Validity: Meaning,
3.2: Types: Content, criterion and construct
3.3: Convergent and discriminant validity
3.4: Validity: Statistical calculation method
UNIT-4: NORMS
4.1: Meaning of norms, Norm-referencing and Criterion-referencing tests
4.2: Types of norms: Age, grade, percentile and standard-score norms
4.3: Injunctive norms, descriptive norms, consensus norms, critical norms
4.4: Reciprocity norms, social-responsibility norms, situational norms
READINGS:-
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Desai, B. and Abhyankar, S.C. (2001). Prayogik Manasashastra ani Samshodhan Paddhati. Pune:
Narendra Prakashan.
Hechter, M. and Opp, K. D. (2001). Social Norms. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Kaplan R.M.& Saccuzzo D.P.(2005) Psychological Testing,Principles ,Applications and Issues.Sixth Ed. Cengage Learning India, Pvt Ltd.
Sherif, M. (1936). The Psychology of Social Norms. New York: Harper and Row. Asch, S. (1952). Social Psychology. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall) Singh, A.K. (2006). Tests, Measurements and research methods in behavioural sciences. Patna: Bharati Bhavan.