Construction of psychological tests

Description

(max. 100 words)

Central topics:

Basic notions of test theory; the development of test theory; tests and variables.Test results – by items and the results of the whole test. Theories and models – theoretical or substantive models, mathematical/statistical models and models of measurement. The classical theory of test; the concept of  first score and mistake score, the common factor analysis and the main component analysis. The theory of item answer. The basic metrical characteristics of items and tests – difficulty and discriminativity, homogeinity or one-dimensionality, reliability, validity. The evaluation of basic metrical characteristics. Reports on constructing and checking the psychogical test. Application of tests.

Learning outcomes

(max. 50 words)

Application of methods and procedures in constructing and checking of psychological tests for psychological appraisal and evaluation of preventive, intervening and educational programmes for professional orientation and selection.