PSYb2590 Introduction to Psychometrics

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hynek Cígler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Adam Ťápal, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jaroslav Gottfried (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Hynek Cígler, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each odd Monday 10:00–11:40 P52
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PSYb2590/01: Mon 24. 2. 12:00–13:40 U43, Mon 9. 3. 12:00–13:40 U43, Mon 23. 3. 12:00–13:40 U43, Mon 6. 4. 12:00–13:40 Aula, Mon 20. 4. 12:00–13:40 U43, Mon 4. 5. 12:00–13:40 U43, H. Cígler
PSYb2590/02: Mon 2. 3. 10:00–11:40 P22, Mon 16. 3. 10:00–11:40 P22, Mon 30. 3. 10:00–11:40 P22, Mon 6. 4. 12:00–13:40 Aula, Mon 27. 4. 10:00–11:40 P22, Mon 11. 5. 10:00–11:40 P22, S. Ježek
PSYb2590/03: Mon 2. 3. 12:00–13:40 P22, Mon 16. 3. 12:00–13:40 P22, Mon 30. 3. 12:00–13:40 P22, Mon 6. 4. 12:00–13:40 Aula, Mon 27. 4. 12:00–13:40 P22, Mon 11. 5. 12:00–13:40 P22, A. Ťápal
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! PSY259 Introduction to Psychometrics && (SEMESTR(3) || SEMESTR(4) || SEMESTR(5) || SEMESTR(6) || SEMESTR(7))
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
Psychometrics is supplementary psychological science providing technical background especially for psychological diagnostics. Alternatively it can be considered as theoretical science emerging between psychology and applied mathematics. During the course students will master fundamental principles of psychological measurement with focus on so-called “classical test theory”, its critics and applications. At the end of the semester successful students will be able to evaluate manuals of psychological assessment methods, review their psychometrical qualities and indicate adequate use of these methods. They will posses necessary qualification for planning and technical realization of full (re-)standardisation of existing psychological assessment method, respectively they will be able to create simple assessment method on their own.
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to provide students with the basic theoretical knowledge of the field and to strengthen the ability to apply them adequately when assessing and choosing psychodiagnostic methods, applying psychometric procedures to the evaluation of test results, and finally also independently designing their own methods for specific application purposes. The educational objectives of the course are determined by the Bloom Taxonomy. To pass the course successfully, it is not needed only passive knowledge of the lectured concepts; it is necessary to work actively with the obligatory literature and to acquire the ability to handle the concepts of the field in an adequate way. Practical skills and critical data handling will be also tested during the course. Easier would be the course for those students who have learned the fundamentals of personality psychology, methodology and fundamentals of statistical analysis of data in the range of compulsory courses lectured at the Department of Psychology of FSS MU in the study program of single-subject psychology.
Syllabus
  • 1) Psychometrics in context of psychological sciences 2) History of psychological measurement - methodological and ethical aspects i. Measurement of cognitive capabilities ii. Psychometrically based approach in personality psychology 3) Basic concepts in mathematical data analysis i. Central tendency, analysis of variance, covariance and correlation, level of measurement, variable distribution 4) Theory of measurement 5) One-dimension variable, latent variable 6) Classical test theory (CTT) 7) Reliability 8) Validity 9) Item analysis 10) CTT - critical evaluation Standardisation and norms in psychological assessment
Literature
    required literature
  • Revelle, W. (under development). An introduction to psychometric theory with applications in R. Chapter 7, pages 205–212, 236–239
  • HOGAN, Thomas P. Psychological testing : a practical introduction. 3rd ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2015, xxi, 674. ISBN 9781118554128. info
  • SHULTZ, Kenneth S., David J. WHITNEY and Michael J. ZICKAR. Measurement theory in action : case studies and exercises. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2014, xxi, 396. ISBN 9780415644792. info
  • URBÁNEK, Tomáš. Základy psychometriky. Vyd. 1. Brno: Masarykova univerzita v Brně pro Filozofickou fakultu, 2002, 153 s. ISBN 8021027975. info
    recommended literature
  • BOND, Trevor G. and Christine M. FOX. Applying the Rasch model : fundamental measurement in the human sciences. Third edition. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015, xx, 383. ISBN 9780415833424. info
  • FURR, R. Michael and Verne R. BACHARACH. Psychometrics : an introduction. 2nd ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2014, xxii, 442. ISBN 9781452256801. info
  • RAYKOV, Tenko and George A. MARCOULIDES. Introduction to psychometric theory. New York: Routledge, 2011, xii, 335. ISBN 9780415878227. info
  • DEMARS, Christine. Item response theory. Oxford: Oxford university press, 2010, 131 stran. ISBN 9780195377033. info
  • URBÁNEK, Tomáš. Strukturální modelování v psychologii. 1st ed. Brno: Psychologický ústav AV ČR a Nakladatelství Pavel Křepela, 2000, 234 pp. ISBN 80-902653-4-0. info
  • KLINE, Paul. The new psychometrics : science, psychology and measurement. Philadelphia: Routledge, 1998, xiv, 224. ISBN 0415187516. info
  • AIKEN, Lewis R. Rating scales & checklists : evaluating behavior, personality, and attitudes. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996, 312 s. ISBN 0471127876. info
Teaching methods
Course consists of short, thematically based lectures and interactive class work. Individual work is supported via on-line discussion and concurrent feedback on group projects.
Assessment methods
The basic requirement of the successful course ending is the fruitful group seminary work (foreign test adaptation including the translation of the items, pilot data collection and the pilot analyses), at least two from three written tests during the semester with at least the minimum point value, written and oral final exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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