Psychometrics

General

Prefix

PSY

Course Number

602

Course Level

Graduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Measurement theory in psychology, scaling, correlation-based statistics, test development and evaluation, reliability, validity, norms, measurement error, quasi-experimental designs.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Apply psychometric knowledge to create a psychological measure.

Outcome

Apply reliability and validity techniques to design and assess the reliability and validity of a measure they create.

Outcome

Use knowledge of R and SPSS to analyze reliability and validity in class exercises.