Psychological assessment and measurement

This unit will provide you with a theoretical overview of psychological assessment and measurement using evidence-based approaches. The different approaches to the design and construction of assessment tools will be addressed. Test evaluation methods and a review of recent trends in test development theory will also be addressed. The unit will support you to administer, score and interpret a range of tests and classification tools. The implications of such an approach for evidence-based counselling and psychological interventions will be discussed.