Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Institute of Psychology and Educational Sciences :: Psychology

Versao Portuguesa

PSICOMETRIA - 2018/2019

2º curricular year
Semestralidade: 2nd semester
ECTS: 6

Teachers

Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutora Joana Oliveira
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutora Joana Oliveira

Class type and School hours

Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teórico-prática : 2 Horas

Teaching Language

Portuguese

Main Aims/Objectives

To sensitize students to the importance of psychometrics as constituting a basic requirement for users of psychological tests.

Specific Aims/Objectives

- Promote the development of skills relating to the drafting of tests, as well as the study of its psychometric characteristics.
- To provide some practice in correction and interpretation of results obtained in the tests.

Skills to be acquired

- Know how to make the study of a psychometric scale, using the SPSS.
- Convert the raw results of a test in a kind of standards.
- Critically analyze a manual test.

Teaching Procedures

The teaching methodology includes:
- Lectures, supported by powerpoint presentation, with a view to deepening theoretical and open discussion for students.
- Support for individual work consisting in a psychometric study of a psychological test.

Programme

Psychometrics: Definition and reference field
Ethics and the ethics of testing use
Test Definition
Advantages and disadvantages in the use of tests
Classification of tests
The process of construction and adaptation of a test
Characteristics of the psychometric tests
sensitivity
- Factors that can alter sensitivity of a test
- How to study the sensitivity of a test
- The study of the sensitivity of a test using the SPSS
fidelity
-How to study the fidelity of a test (test-retest method, parallel forms, splitting, internal consistency)
- The study of the fidelity of a test using the SPSS
validity
- Types of validity (content, construct and criterion (concurrent and predictive))
The process of creating standards
The different types of standards (chronological, centiles, typical and standard classes)
The process of standardizing and measuring
Contact with manual testing and critical analysis.

Evaluation Type

- Two interim written tests
- Implementation of individual work, consisting of the psychometric study of a scale (choice of scale, administration, data entry in SPSS, statistical analysis and reporting in the format of scientific article).

Teaching Resources

Powerpoint presentations
IBM SPSS Statistics
Bibliographic references

Sustainability Objectives

Keywords

Psychological tests
Test construction
Test psychometric properties
Norms

Main Bibliography

Author Pasquali, L.
Title Psicometria: Teoria dos testes na Psicologia e na
Edition 2ª Edição
Editor Petrópolis
Year 2004
Author Anastasi, A. e Urbina, S.
Title Testagem Psicológica
Edition 7ª Edição
Place Porto Alegre
Year 2000
Author Almeida, L. e Freire, T.
Title Metodologias de investigação em Psicologia e Educ
Edition 5ª Edição
Place Braga
Editor Psiquilibrios
Year 2008

Complementary Bibliography

Author Dancey, C.P. e Reidy, J.
Title statística sem Matemática Para Psicologia: Usando
Edition 3ª Edição
Place
Editor Artmed
Year 2006
Author Pasquali, L.
Title Instrumentação psicológica: Fundamentos e práticas