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Lesson Information

Course Credit	4.0
Course ECTS Credit	5.0
Teaching Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Level of Course	Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?	Z
Course Coordinator	Assist. Prof. Dr. DUYGU DİNÇER
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course	To grasp nature and use of testing, clinical, educational and academic use of tests, statistical concepts, reliability and validity, individual and group tests
Course Content	Characteritics of psychological tests, validity, reliability, basic concepts of psychological tests, how to develop psychological tests, how to apply psychological tests , how to grade psychological tests, how to evaluate interpration tables, factors that affect reporting, ethical rules of using psychological tests.

Learning Outcomes

Explain the key terms and concepts in the field of guidance and psychological counseling.
Review the literature for selected topics in the field of guidance and psychological counseling.
Describe the education programs related to the field of guidance and counseling.
Define the measurement and evaluation in the field of guidance and counseling.
Discuss the theories and theorists in counseling psychology.
List the basic principles of school guidance and counseling.
Recognize the role and position of a counselor in Turkish Education System.
Name the common problems that may be encountered when working with diverse populations.
Gain the knowledge of time and place of referral to a threapist, psychiatrist and/or other health authorities.
Analyze emerging issues in the field of guidance and psychological counseling.
Use information technologies in research in the related field of guidance and psychological counseling.
Practice analytical thinking and problem solving skills in educational settings.
Evaluate the relations between guidance and psychological counseling and the related fields to take a interdisciplinary approach.
Present individual and group counseling cases at international standards.
Apply specific learning strategies, techniques and methods in guidance and psychological counseling.
Plan future career/academic options considering different alternatives in his/her area.
Take responsible and beneficial actions under all conditions and circumstances.
Monitor own progress while reaching personal and occupational goals.
Organize work and leisure time to make effective time planning in work and daily life.
Express himself in a respectful and assertive manner even when not thinking/believing the same with others.
Make needs assessment for his/her professional life.
Use new technologies to update his/her information in guidance and psychological counseling.
Practice to give speeches to teachers and parents and students on selected topics.
Implement projects and activities regarding social responsibility and awareness related to guidance and psychological counseling.
Use at least one foreign language (European Language Portfolio B1 level) as a way to communicate with colleagues.
Manage interpersonal relations respecting diversity.
Integrate fully as a citizen for community welfare.
Cooperate with counselee’s parents, teachers and/or other health professionals in case of need.
Use information and communication technologies to collaborate with national and international collegues.
Act in accordance with professional ethical values, democracy and human rights.
Establish and maintain a safe environment to serve for personal and organizational aims and objectives.
Apply the principle of "Guidance for all".
Relate acquired knowledge and skills with real life conditions.
Develop awareness for university candidates and parents for guidance and psychological counseling.

Weekly Course Subjects

1	Historical development of psychological tests
2	Definition of Tests
3	How tests are used. How tests are evaluated
4	Social and Ethical concerns in Testing
5	Statistical concepts in measurement
6	Measures of central tendency, standard scores and norms.
7	Reliability; definition of reliability; different methods of reliability
8	Validity: definition of validity; strategies for validating a test
9	Midterm Exam
10	Types of validity: Criteria, content
11	Interpreting the test results
12	Achievement, ability, personality tests
13	Intelligence tests
14	General evaluation

Resources

Anastasi, A.; Urbina, S. (1997). Psychological Testing. (7th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
Özgüven, İ.E. (2007). Psikolojik Testler. İstanbul: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Öner, N. (2007). Türkiye’de Kullanılan Psikolojik Testlerden Örnekler. İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi.
Pichot, P (Çev. S. EVRİM) (1965). Psikoloji Alanlarında Testler. İstanbul: Anıl Yayınevi.
Cohen, R.J. ; Swerdik, M.E. (Çeviri Edt. Ezel Tavşancıl) (2011). Psikolojik Testler ve Değerlendirme. İstanbul: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Weiner, E. A.; Steward, B., J. (1984). Assesing Individuals: Psychological and Educational Tests and Measurements. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.

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