Information Package / Course Catalogue
Psychological Tests
Course Code: RPD359
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge and to help them to use basic concepts and principles of psychological testing, individual and group intelligence tests, achievement, ability and personality tests, interest inventories, application and evaluation of some of the tests.

Course Content

Basic concepts and principles of psychological testing, individual and group intelligence tests, achievement, ability and personality tests, interest inventories, application and evaluation of some of the tests

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Gözde SAYIN KARAKAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Classifies psychological tests
2.Explains about the contemporary approaches to psychological tests
3.Explains about the contemporary approaches of test development
4.Explains necessary characteristics of psychological tests.
5.Conducts validity and reliability analyses
6.Makes item and factor analyses
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Özgüven, İ.E. 2005; Psikolojik testler, PDREM Yayınları, Ankara.
2.Akkoyun, F. 2005; Projektif Teknikler, Nobel Yayınları,Ankara
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Defining of the psychological tests
Week 2 - Theoretical
Science of psychometrics
Week 3 - Theoretical
Approaches to Psychological Tests
Week 4 - Theoretical
Approaches to Improving Psychological Tests
Week 5 - Theoretical
Characteristics which have to situated in Psychological Tests
Week 6 - Theoretical
Validity
Week 7 - Theoretical
Reliability
Week 8 - Theoretical
Item and factor analysis (Mid Term Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Item and factor analysis
Week 10 - Theoretical
Item and factor analysis
Week 11 - Practice
Developing psychological tests
Week 12 - Practice
Developing psychological tests
Week 13 - Practice
Developing psychological tests
Week 14 - Practice
Developing psychological tests
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory72121
Lecture - Practice73235
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1819
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)69
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
3
2
5
3
2
5
OÇ-2
5
3
2
4
3
2
5
OÇ-3
4
5
3
4
3
3
4
OÇ-4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
OÇ-5
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
OÇ-6
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026