PSB_103 Exercises in psychological assessment - performance tests

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Iva Burešová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Zdenka Stránská, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:50–12:25 C51
Prerequisites
PSA_0SZ Comprehensive Examination
PSA_0SZ Presupposes the active participation of students, the completion of the course must attend the first seminar and in the semester to present a one psychodiagnostic instrument.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide practical experience in psychological performance testing. Usage and limitations of psychodiagnostic methods in process of administration, scoring, their interpretation and ethical aspects will be discussed. Choice of methods is based on needs and interests of course attendants. After completion of the course students will be able to work with selected high power tests and they be oriented in the way of administration. At the end of the course students will be able to describe and understatnd the structure of interpretation results of the methods used.
Syllabus
  • 1. Theoretical background. The principles of the diagnostic methods usage. The possibilities and the limitations of the different diagnostic procedures and methods. Risks. The ethical aspects. 2. Practical training: the administration of the chosen methods (intelligence tests, tests of the special aptitudes and the particular mental functions). 3. Discussion on the experiences with methods.
Literature
  • SVOBODA, Mojmír. Psychologická diagnostika dospělých (Psychological adults diagnostic). 1st ed. Praha: Portál, 1999, 344 pp. Studium. ISBN 80-7178-327-7. info
  • KOLUCHOVÁ, Jarmila and Svatopluk MORÁVEK. Psychologická diagnostika dětí a mládeže. Vyd. 2. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého, 1991, 175 s. info
  • Manuály k jednotlivým diagnostickým metodám.
Teaching methods
2 hours per week, group and individual work of students, discussion of the results obtained.
Assessment methods
The colloquium is conditional upon 80% attendance at seminars and presentations of a psychodiagnostic instrument and submitting case reports analyzing the results of each participant in all the methods used psdg.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1998, Spring 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015.
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