Psychology Project
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- Swinburne Online: Fully online
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
2023 teaching periods
| Swinburne Online Teaching Period 1 |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 | |
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
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Aims and objectives
This unit provides students with an understanding of the fundamentals of psychological measurement. Students will gain familiarity with the general process of developing psychological scales, including a variety of measurement methods and administration formats. The unit addresses topics in basic psychometric theory, including reliability, validity, and norms. Students will be given the opportunity to develop professionally relevant skills and experience in the selection, construction and evaluation of psychological tests and measures. This unit will help students adapt skills learned in previous studies to the analysis and communication of contemporary problems in psychological measurement.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Explain the characteristics of a good psychological measure and evaluate the usefulness and appropriateness of a specific instrument for a specific application
2. Explain the steps involved in the development of psychological measures, and design their own program for the development and validation of a new measure
3. Calculate, report, and interpret key statistics relevant to scale development and evaluation
4. Evaluate a range of different measurement formats and methods, explaining the pros and cons of each
5. Work collaboratively with peers to achieve project outcomes
6. Reflect on ethical issues in psychological measurement
3. Calculate, report, and interpret key statistics relevant to scale development and evaluation
4. Evaluate a range of different measurement formats and methods, explaining the pros and cons of each
5. Work collaboratively with peers to achieve project outcomes
6. Reflect on ethical issues in psychological measurement
Courses with unit
Graduate Diploma of Psychology
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Class | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12 | 12 | 146 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Report | Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 5, 6 |
| Report | Individual | 50% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
| Online Tests | Individual | 15% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Content
- Theories and methods for psychological measurement
- Fundamentals of test construction
- Methods for evaluating the properties and quality of tests
- Administration and scoring of tests
- Cultural appropriateness and sensitivity
- Professional and ethical issues in psychological measurement and research
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.