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Advanced Psychological Assessment
- Course
- PSHA 6804
- Institution
- University Of The Freestate (UFS)
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PSYCHOLOGICALASSESMENT
PSHA 6804
,LECTURE INFORMATION
Lecturer: Dr Carla Nel (nelli@ufs.ac.za)
Prescribed reading:
Foxtrot & Roodt (2009), Introduction to Psychological Assessment in the South African context (5 th ed.)
MODULE OUTCOMES:
Advance knowledge and competence in the measurement of psychological constructs
And the administration, scoring and interpretation of selected psychological measuring instruments in an eth
professional manner
Critical thinking skills and psychometric principles
Distinguish between different terms and concepts in psychological assessment
Describe the characteristics of assessment measures
Critically evaluate psychological assessment in general and specifically within the south African context and dem
a detailed understand of the South African approach to classification
Critically discuss the process involved in the development of measures of psychological assessment
Explain and utilize concepts to test adaptation in multicultural and multilingual contexts
Understand how psychological constructs are relevant and demonstrate knowledge of assessment strategies
,Describe the uses and values of assessment measures
Demonstrate competence in the selection, administration, scoring and interpretation of specific measuring
Conceptualize psychological well-being and adjustment and select appropriate
assessment tools to measure these constructs.
Contextualize psychological assessments within psychological theories, models, and paradigms
Integrate multiple sources of information and assessments results by presenting psychological assessment
within an integrated report
Apply your knowledge to practical assessment scenarios within various real-world contexts
An understanding of the world as a set of related systems, by recognising that problem-solving contexts do n
exist in isolation.
Effective utilisation of the discipline through demonstrating responsibility towards the environmental context
and the well-being of others.
, STUDY UNITS:
1.INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF PSYHCOLOGICAL ASSESMENT
2.PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES THAT UNDERPIN TESTS AND TESTING
3.DEVELOPMENT AND ADAPTATION OF ASSESMENT MEASURES
4.PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESMENT IN PRACTICE
5.ASSESMENT OF PERSONALITY
6.ASSESMENT OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING
7.ASSEMENTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND ADJUSTMENT
8. ASSESSMENT OF INTERESTS AND VALUES
9. INTERPRETATION, INTEGRATION AND COMMUNICATION OF ASSESSMENT RESULTS
10. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN APPLIED CONTEXTS
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