B.A. Psychology
7th Semester Syllabus
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MJC-13 : Introduction to Psychometrics
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Unit 1: Introduction
◦Meaning
◦Nature and Characteristics of Psychological Test
◦Purpose of Psychological assessment
◦Types of Psychological Test
◦Ethical issues in testing
◦Limitations of psychological testing
Unit 2: Test Construction and Standardization
◦Steps in psychological test construction
◦Items writing: Concept and guidelines
◦Item Analysis
◦Meaning
◦Purpose
◦Item difficulty
◦Item discrimination
Unit 3: Psychometric Characteristics of Test
◦Reliability: Concept and Types of reliability
◦Validity: Concept and Types of validity
◦Norms
Unit 4: Application of Psychological Testing in different Fields
◦Education
◦Counselling and guidance
◦Clinical setting
◦Organization
Reference Books:
- Anastasi, A (2016). Psychological Testing, Pearson Education India
- Chadha, N. K. (2009). Applied Psychometry. SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd
- R. Michael, Furr (2017). Psychometrics: An Introduction. SAGE Publications, Inc
- Rust, J. & Golombok, S (2014). Modern Psychometrics: The Science of Psychological Assessment. Routledge
- Singh, A.K. Manovigyan Samaj Shastra tatha Siksha me Sodh Vidhiyan. Motilal Banarsi Das, Publishing House