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Unit of Study PSYC2001 - Psychological Assessment (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A


Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

explain psychological assessment and psychometric concepts from a critical perspective

describe methods for test development and scoring

examine key concepts relating to clinical cut-off scores and cross-cultural assessment

critically reflect on self-administration of a psychometric test

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • All students must have access to the internet so that recorded lectures and tutorials can be watched, Blackboard announcements and other unit material can be accessed, and for submission of written assignments via Turnitin. If you have any questions regarding this essential online access please contact the SCU IT service before the unit begins to avoid getting behind.

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