M.A. (Psychology) Psychological Testing and Psychometrics Practicals Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
Semesters I and II are from the University of Mumbai syllabus approved by the Academic Council on 7 July 2023 (item 5.5 (N)), in force from 2023-24.
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Syllabus for Psychological Testing and Psychometrics Practicals
Course objectives
- 1 To be aware of the role of measurement in psychology
- 2 To appreciate the criteria of a good psychological test
- 3 To understand necessary steps involved in test construction
- 4 To value the ethical issues in psychological testing
Course outcomes
- CO1 Students will be well acquainted with the nature and scope psychological testing and psychometrics
- CO2 Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills related to psychometrics and test development for measuring psychological constructs
- CO3 Students will be able to critically analyze psychological measurement tools based on their construction, development and psychometric properties
- CO4 Students will be able to apply their knowledge to develop psychological measurement tools in areas of their interest
Unit 1: Theoretical-conceptual orientation
- a Measurement in psychology and in the natural sciences
- b Measurement theories: classical test theory, modern test theory
- c Test construction: item analysis, reliability, validity and norms
- d Ethical issues in psychological testing
Unit 2: Test administration and reporting
- At least two tests pertaining to Intelligence, Motivation, Emotion, Personality and/or Attitude to be administered, scored and interpreted & reported. For each administered test, item analysis, reliability and validity, and Group norms to be computed and reported in the file.
Unit 3: Test development
- Students will be divided into six groups. Each group has to choose an area by consensus or majority. Each student will have to develop a psychological test pertaining to the area chosen by the group. Every student In each group will present his or her ideas about developing a specific psychological test in the class. After these presentations, one specific psychological construct is selected as group’s construct. In this way, six psychological tests revolving around six psychological constructs are to be developed.
Unit 4: Reporting of newly developed tool
- The newly developed tool has to be administered on a group of at least 30 individuals. The item analysis, reliability and validity, norms are to be computed and reported in the file.
Books for study
- 1 Kline, P. (1998). The New Psychometrics: Science, psychology and measurement . New York: Routledge.
- 2 Kline, T. J. (2005). Psychological testing: A practical approach to design and
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for M.A. (Psychology), Semester I and II, AC 07/07/2023, Item No. 5.5 (N), in force from the academic year 2023-24. Wording and numbering are as printed there; the marks scheme is in the PDF above.
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