Students will be introduced to the foundational principles of psychological measurement, as well as the development and evaluation of measurement tools. Students will work independently and in small groups to develop a measurement tool that is informed by extant literature and theory.

A combination of 50-minute lectures and 2 hour practical sessions.

Online support via Teams

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40% examination: An MCQ style exam assessing knowledge of psychometric statistical concepts and interpretation

60% Written Assignment: Group-submitted measurement tool test manual

This course will introduce students to the foundational importance of rigorous measurement principles in psychological research and practice. This course supports students in developing skills in both research and application with a bottom-up journey through the principles underlying the design and creation of measurement tools and their role in measuring psychological phenomena. Activities within this course will support progression to PSYCH4037 and compliment the activities therein.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Identify and describe the foundational principles of psychological measurement (e.g. Classical Test Theory, reliability and validity)

■ Understand and practice data skills relevant to psychometrics using the programming language R.

■ Critically evaluate the relevance, applicability and psychometric properties of measurement tools both qualitatively and quantitatively

■ Design and generate a measurement tool

■ Compose and write a test manual to describe their measurement tool.