Psychological assessment

This unit provides you with a theoretical overview of individual differences and how these may be assessed. It includes the theoretical background to the development of classes of tests, detailed examination of a range of models of human ability and other individual difference issues. The different approaches to the design and construction of personality assessment tools are addressed, and test evaluation methods and a review of recent trends in test development theory are covered. This includes the suitability of assessment tools for culturally and linguistically diverse groups. The unit also covers the administration, scoring and interpretation of a range of psychological tests and classification tools.