EDF5551 Psychological assessment and measurement
Faculty of Education
EDF5551 Psychological assessment and measurement is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Malaysia
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5551
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After EDF5551
No unit lists EDF5551 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
The 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.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the theoretical and historical bases of test development
- 2
Discuss the appropriate assessment procedures necessary to undertake psychological classification and counselling intake interviews
- 3
Demonstrate the basic skills necessary to summarise the findings of assessments in the form of a professional report
- 4
Discuss the limitations of assessment tools and how they can be misused
- 5
Apply the ethical issues and demonstrate skills related to the administration, interpretation and reporting of test results
- 6
Critically assess the place of psychological assessment and measurement in counselling practice
- 7
Apply the principles of psychological assessment to obtain data from a number of sources to produce a report
- 8
Apply knowledge of the theoretical and empirical basis of evidence-based approaches to counselling and psychological intervention
- 9
Evaluate the integration of assessment and intervention.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- 2-hr lectures per week for 12 weeks
- two 2-hr practical workshops
(b) Additional requirements (all students):
- Independent study to make up the required minimum hours during the semester
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Low JiaLiang
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Low JiaLiang
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5551?
EDF5551 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is EDF5551 offered?
In 2020, EDF5551 runs in Semester 1 at Malaysia.
How much work is EDF5551?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.