PSY494P122 Online and offline resources in psychological assesment

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Carlos Arturo Almenara, PhD. (lecturer)
Mgr. Kamila Dufková (assistant)
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 13:30–15:00 PC25
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
The overall goal of this course is that students acquire the knowledge and skills to efficiently find, select and organize information and resources for psychological assessment. At the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Identify the general characteristics of scientific articles and journals. - Identifies and uses a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). - Identifies and differentiates between ISSN and e-ISSN. - Differentiates between online and offline access to a journal, and between browsing a journal‟s current issue, journal‟s archives, and journal‟s online first articles (ahead-of-print). - Identifies and uses the article‟s structure: title, author, abstract, keywords, highlights, introduction, method, results, and discussion. 2. Execute advanced searches through search engines and databases. - Identifies and creatively uses free available search engines (Google Scholar, Microsoft Academic Search, WorldCat, CUFTS, JournalSeeker, etc.), to find information. - Knows and/or uses major databases for psychological assessment (APA Databases, PubMed, Scopus, Questia, EBSCO Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Proquest Psychology Journals, Gale Psychology Collection, Proquest Dissertations & Theses Full Text, OVID, CSA, ISI Web of Knowledge, SerialsSolutions, ISI Journal Citation Reports, etc.). - Differentiates between keyword and subject. - Knows how to use the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms. - Knows how to use Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms. - Knows how to use descriptors (e.g. ERIC descriptors). - Identifies the different ways to search and get access to a psychological test. 3. Know and use online and offline psychological tests databases. - Uses the Mental Measurements Yearbook by BUROS Institute (online and/or offline). - Uses the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Test Collection. - Knows and uses major books, handbooks, encyclopedias and websites containing psychological tests in his research field. - Knows the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. 4. Be up-to-date on his research field. - Uses email alerts. - Uses matching criteria search alerts. - Uses RSS. - Uses other online resources (scientific social networks, listserv, forums, blogspots, twitter, linkedin, facebook, etc.) 5. Select and organize the information using a reference manager. - Apply his knowledge to critically and properly select the information. - Knows and uses the APA Citation Style. - Knows and/or uses a reference manager (Mendeley, EndNote, RefWorks, etc.)
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • 1. Course information and general introduction. Online and offline scientific information, indexed information, credibility of the information, access to information and barriers. The basics of search. Google, Google Scholar. 2. Databases. Database providers, selecting databases, Gale Directory of Databases, Evidence-based databases, Multiple database search engines (metasearch). 3. Organizing the information with Mendeley Software. 4. Offline resources for psychological assessment. Mental Measurements Yearbook, Tests in Print, Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers, World Guide to Special Libraries, compilation volumes, books, handbooks, textbooks, etc. 5. Databases of psychological tests: ETS, Test and Measures in the Social Sciences, Mental Measurements Yearbook Online, HaPI, PSYNDEX. 6. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses. Databases of Journals (CUFTS, JournalSeek, UlrichsWeb, etc.). Journals‟ Impact Factor. ISI Web of Knowledge. 7. ProQuest Psychology Journals. Searching and browsing. 8. APA Databases: PsycInfo, PsycArticles, PsycTests, PsycBooks, PsyCritiques, PsycExtra, PsycTherapy. Searching and browsing. 9. MEDLINE. A complete introduction to the use of MEDLINE using PubMed and OVID. 10. International Guidelines for Test Use 11. Guidelines for Adapting Tests. Miscellaneous databases 12. Being up-to-date using email alerts, CataList, RSS, ResearchGate, Academia, Author‟s web page, etc.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
40% mandatory assignments. 25% participation during classes. 35% Final exam (Multichoice answer quiz with 20 questions)
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/el/1423/podzim2013/PSY494P122/op/PSY494P122_OnOff_Syllabus_Autumn2013.pdf
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015.
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