PSYd0138 Clinical psychology: psychometrics I

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 15 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hynek Cígler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide student with basic functional knowledge about current approaches to psychometric questions. That includes theoretical knowledge of CTT, IRT and statistical models reflecting them: EFA, SEM, and IRT models.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course, students will be able to:
- know the current questions addressed by psychometrics in the context of clinical psychology
- understand the concepts of validity and reliability of measurement from the perspective of CTT, IRT, and GT
- understand and apply the procedures used in the development of measures and establishing their psychometric properties
- use probability-based models of assessment decisions
Syllabus
  • 1. The role of measurement and assessment tools in clinical psychology
  • 2. Reliability of measurement and its models
  • 3. Validity of measurement and its models
  • 4. Construction and development of measures and assesment tools
  • 5. Probabilistic description of diagnostic classification
  • 6. Statistical tools - R, R Studio, Mplus
  • 7. EFA
  • 8. CFA
  • 9. IRT
Literature
  • RAYKOV, Tenko and George A. MARCOULIDES. Introduction to psychometric theory. New York: Routledge, 2011, xii, 335. ISBN 9780415878227. info
  • RUPP, André A., Jonathan TEMPLIN and Robert A. HENSON. Diagnostic measurement : theory, methods, and applications. New York: Guilford, 2010, xx, 348. ISBN 9781606235270. info
  • DE AYALA, R. J. The theory and practice of item response theory. London: Guilford Press, 2009, xv, 448. ISBN 9781593858698. info
  • RAYKOV, Tenko and George A. MARCOULIDES. A first course in structural equation modeling. 2nd ed. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers, 2006, ix, 238. ISBN 0805855882. info
  • Handbook of test development. Edited by Steven M. Downing - Thomas M. Haladyna. Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum, 2006, xii, 778. ISBN 0805852654. URL info
  • MATTHEWS, J. N. S. Introduction to randomized controlled clinical trials. 2nd ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2006, 283 s. ISBN 1584886242. info
  • BORSBOOM, Denny. Measuring the mind : conceptual issues in contemporary psychometrics. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005, viii, 185. ISBN 9780521102841. info
Teaching methods
Assigned reading, consultations.
Assessment methods
Acquisition of the required knowledge will be assessed through an interview.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2022, recent)
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