| Effective Term: | 2025/04 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Psychological Testing and Assessment |
| Unit ID: | PSYCB3101 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | (Any two PSYCB 2000 level units) |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 090701 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit helps students gain an understanding of the essential concepts, theory and issues of psychological assessment including the processes and technical procedures involved in developing, administering and interpreting psychological tests. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: No |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | |  | | | |
|
| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Identify and evaluate content within psychological testing and assessment, including relevant tests, terms, concepts, theories, research, and applications |
|
| K2. | Identify and interprete research and testing methods and the underlying scientific perspective employed by psychological tests |
|
| K3. | Review and evaluate the arguments for and against the various methods employed in psychological testing and assessment |
|
| K4. | Demonstrate awareness of the ethical principles that pertain to psychological assessment |
|
| Skills: |
| S1. | Further develop research, writing, and academic presentation skills |
|
| S2. | Apply theoretical and ethical principles, use creative thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems of psychological testing to everyday situations |
|
| S3. | Review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge in the field of psychological testing and assessment |
|
| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Apply the scientific method in the evaluation of testing methods in psychology as they relate to everyday behaviour |
|
| A2. | Construct links between tests, theories, and research to real world scenarios |
|
| Unit Content: |
•Gain an understanding of the essential concepts, theory and issues of psychological assessment
•Understand the principles underlying the construction of psychological tests
•Understand the processes and technical procedures involved in developing, administering and interpreting psychological tests
•Grasp the critical ethical issues involved in psychological testing and assessment |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
|
| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate, inter-act and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display skills in-person and/or online in: • Using effective verbal and non-verbal communication • Listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Showing empathy for others • Negotiating and demonstrating conflict resolution skills • Working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students will demonstrate the ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others. Students will be required to display skills in: • Creating a collegial environment • Showing self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect • Inspiring and convincing others • Making informed decisions • Displaying initiative | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students will demonstrate an ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically • Evaluating ideas, concepts and information • Considering alternative perspectives to refine ideas • Challenging conventional thinking to clarify concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students will demonstrate the ability to work fluently across a range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Finding, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information • Collating, managing, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding to messages in a range of digital media • Contributing actively to digital teams and working groups • Participating in and benefiting from digital learning opportunities. | Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor | FEDTASK 5
Sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students will demonstrate the ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Making informed judgments that consider the impact of devising solutions in global economic environmental and societal contexts • Committing to social responsibility as a professional and a citizen • Evaluating ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Embracing lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to diverse others • Implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines |
|
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 | Presentation on theory and research associated with a psychological test. | Oral Presentation | 10-25% | | 2. | K3, K4, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 | Practical & Written Report: Research and application of test development procedures. | Test development project | 25-40% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, S2, S3, A1 | Examination: Thorough acquaintance with the concepts, theories, research, and applications of psychological testing. | Examination | 40-60% |
|