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Psychology 318: Testing & Measurement
Spring 2022-2023
Instructor : Hatice Işık, Ph.D.
Office Room : Ziraat Building-103
Office phone : (312) 596-4816
E-mail : [Link]@[Link]
Office hours : (By appointment)
Course Meetings
Monday 08:30-11:20 a.m. (Online)
Required Readings
Cohen, R. J., Schneider, W.J, & Tobin, R. M. (2022). Psychological testing and
assessment: An introduction to tests and measurement. New York: McGraw Hill
*Although a textbook is provided as a reference, you can use any psychological testing
and assessment textbook. You will only be responsible for the topics covered in class.
Course Description and Objectives
Testing & Measurement course is designed to provide students with an introduction to
the field of psychological testing. The study of basic psychometric concepts (e.g.,
reliability, validity) as well as the functional considerations of psychological testing (e.g.,
development, administration) will be covered in the course. In addition, commonly used
tests from a variety of psychological subfields (e.g. intelligence tests, personality tests)
will be introduced.
When the students complete this course, they will:
• Develop an understanding of various psychometric concepts (i.e. reliability and
validity) related to tests and test construction.
• understand new developments, ethical considerations, and controversies associated with
psychological testing.
• understand the varied purposes of psychological testing in addition to the various
settings in which tests are employed.
• have skills related to the critical evaluation of tests and assessment instruments.
Grading, Evaluation, and Responsibilities
Moodle Class System
One of your responsibilities in this course is making sure that you have access to
Moodle Class System and can access the course's website. I will use Moodle System
frequently to post announcements, instructions on assignments, weekly chat sessions, and
other course-related materials. You are responsible for checking your Moodle System
account to follow the instructions on classwork.
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Exams (70%)
There will be two exams, including the final exam. Each exam will include
multiple-choice questions. The exam questions will cover the lecture material, including
class demonstrations and videos. Exam grades will be posted on OBS. Upon request, you
can review your exams in my office, but you will not be able to take them home or
photocopy them. There will be no make-up exams unless you have a legitimate
reason, which does not include oversleeping or forgetfulness. The final exam will be
comprehensive (which will include the subject matter of all previous exams throughout
the semester). Please mark your calendars for the exam dates on page four, which
can be found in the class schedule.
Measurement/Test Evaluation, Comparison, and Presentations (20%)
This assignment constitutes 20% of your total grade, and it is one of the most
important tasks in this course. One of the main aims of this course is to provide students
with the ability to evaluate the adequacy of the scales in the scientific articles they read.
Therefore, at the end of the semester, I want you to find two scales that measure the same
concept. Scales can be developed from scratch or adapted from another language. After
briefly presenting these scales and their development phase, I would like you to mention
the strengths and weaknesses of the scales and explain which scale you would prefer, at
the end of the presentation, along with the reasons. You should refer to what we learned
in the previous lessons in your presentation.
Students are expected to form groups at the beginning of the semester for this
assignment. Each group should consist of a minimum of 3, and a maximum of 5 students
(Not 2, not 6!!). Please do not exceed 10 minutes!!!!!
Homework and In-Class Activities (10%)
You are expected to complete several in-class activities as a requirement of this
course. These activities will be randomly assigned, and they will necessarily be in class
throughout the semester. As you can see on page 4 in the syllabus, the dates of these
assignments are NOT announced, thus you should attend the classes to get credit for
these activities. You are also expected to participate in class discussions and answer
questions.
There will be no make-up unless you have an excusable absence. The number of
these assignments will be at least five in total, and they will be assigned on totally
random days. If more than five activities are done in class, only five of them will be
counted (meaning, if you are present in more than five activities, you do NOT get extra
credit).
Cheating and Plagiarism
Cheating will not be tolerated. The consequence will be failing the assignment for
sure, and/or you may fail the course as well. Students are sometimes unaware that they
have plagiarized (e.g., “paraphrasing”). A basic rule is to give credit where credit is due.
If it is not a theory or idea of your own, reference the author(s). Not citing the author(s)
means you are claiming credit for their words or ideas - which is plagiarism. If you have
any questions or concerns regarding this policy, please come see me for further
information.
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Grading
Number of Points per Total % of Final
Criteria Assignments Assignment Points Grade
Exams 2 35 70 70%
Presentations 1 20 20 20%
Homework and in- 5 2 10 10%
class activities
Total 7 100 100%
Tentative Class Schedule
Week Topic
1 20.02.2023 Introduction & Syllabus
2 27.02.2023 Psychological Testing and Assessment
3 06.03.2023 Historical, Cultural, and Legal/Ethical Considerations
4 13.03.2023 A Statistics Refresher
5 20.03.2023 Of Tests and Testing
6 27.03.2023 Reliability & Validity
7 03.04.2023 Reliability & Validity (continued)
8 10.04.2023 Midterm 1
9 17.04.2023 Utility
10 24.04.2023 Test Development
11 01.05.2023 Labor and solidarity day (No Lesson!)
12 08.05.2023 Presentations
13 15.05.2023 Presentations
14 22.05.2023 The Assessment of Intelligence
15 29.05.2023 The Assessment of Personality
Note 1: The topics may be rearranged within the semester due to any emergency and/or
other unexpected conditions.
Note 2: Final exam dates will be announced later.
Note 3: When you need to send an e-mail to the instructor of the course, do not forget to
introduce yourself first. Please make sure that you fill in the "Subject" part of the e-mail
and that the style you write is appropriate. Please do not write the email in the subject
line. Sample:
Subject: (Do not exceed 3-4 words, such as "Exam Date" or "Exam Note")
Dear Professor,
I'm XXXX (name & surname) from your Psychology 318 class. I am sending this e-mail
to you
because ................................ ............ ........................... .................................... ................ ..
................................................ ..... .................................
Best regards/Have a nice day.
Note 4: If you send me an email that is inadequately punctuated, capitalized, incoherent,
rude, or otherwise unprofessional or is a question that has an answer clearly outlined in
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the syllabus, I won’t respond. If you don’t hear back from me within 48 hours, or by the
end of the day on Monday if you emailed me over the weekend, assume that the email
was improperly formatted, and try again.
