Study programme 2019-2020Français
Psychometrics
Programme component of Bachelor's in Psychology and Education: Speech and Language Therapy à la Faculty of Psychology and Education

Students are asked to consult the ECTS course descriptions for each learning activity (AA) to know what assessment methods are planned for the end of Q3

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UP-B3-BALOGO-007-MCompulsory UEHUET KathyP362 - Métrologie et Sciences du langage
  • HUET Kathy

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Français
Français151500033.001st term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
P-SMSL-218Test Construction Theories1510000Q1
P-SMSL-226Psychometrics (practicals)05000Q1
Programme component
Prérequis
Corequis

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the theoretical and methodological fundamentals in psychology, educational sciences and language sciences to analyse a particular situation involving speech therapy
    • Describe the main methodological approaches (goals, methods, techniques and tools) to understand and explain the functioning of individuals and groups
  • Understand the fundamentals of speech therapy interventions
    • Identify the type of intervention, with reference to a theoretical framework, including the choice of appropriate tools to be implemented based on the analysis of a well-defined situation
  • Provide clear, accurate, and reasoned information
    • Provide information (both orally and in writing) regarding the fields of psychology, educational sciences and language sciences in an intelligible manner, with a good command of communication techniques.
    • Summarise the contributions of different sources to justify an opinion or decision
    • Write bibliographic references and results of statistical analysis in a standardised way (according to APA standards)
    • Structure data gathered during the analysis of an intervention request
  • Collaborate, work in a team
    • Interact effectively with other students to carry out collaborative projects.
    • Demonstrate active listening and empathy in the context of an interpersonal situation
    • Identify and appropriately implement the different ways of working in a group
  • Grow personally and professionally
    • Develop their scientific curiosity and open-mindedness
  • Understand the fundamentals related to the scientific approach in psychology, educational sciences and speech therapy
    • Conduct relevant research from scientific literature, from both Francophone and Anglophone references, and select appropriate elements with respect to a particular research topic.

Learning Outcomes of UE

The student will be able to manipulate the basic concepts of the field of the measure / evaluation / testing :  (1) to be capable of judging methodological choices, of identifying instruments / procedures of value, of adopting an attitude of constructive criticism, of approaching the courses connected to this one.
(2) to be capable of building a measuring instrument presenting all the quality criteria inherent to this type of tool.

Content of UE

 Brief history of the measure of the human mind / Basic principle of the measure of the human mind/Notion of variability of the behaviors / scales of measure: nominal scales, ordinales scales, scales of interval and scales of ratio / Notion of "test": Criteria of qualification of a test: technical, methodological criteria and epistemological / The theory of the True Scores / Test Reliability and Validity / Items analysis : Difficulty, Discriminativity, Reliability, validity / Introduction to Strong True-score Theories and to Latent-Trait Models.

Prior Experience

Basis in statistics

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

  • Written examination

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

AA1 : Written examination = 70% AA2 : Project = 30%

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

  • Presentation and/or works
  • Written examination
  • Practical test

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

AA1 : Written examination = 70% AA2 : Project = 30%

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

  • Presentation and/or works
  • Written examination
  • Practical Test

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

AA1 : Written examination = 70% AA2 : Project = 30%

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

  • N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

not applicable

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
P-SMSL-218
  • Cours magistraux
  • Exercices dirigés
  • Utilisation de logiciels
  • Démonstrations
P-SMSL-226
  • Travaux pratiques

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
P-SMSL-218
  • Face to face
P-SMSL-226
  • Mixed

Required Reading

AA
P-SMSL-218
P-SMSL-226

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
P-SMSL-218Available from Moodle :
Copies of slides Exercices
P-SMSL-226Working documents available on Moodle

Recommended Reading

AA
P-SMSL-218
P-SMSL-226

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
P-SMSL-218Not applicable
P-SMSL-226Not applicable

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
P-SMSL-218Laveault, D. et Grégoire, J. (2002). Introduction aux théories des tests en psychologie et en sciences de l'éducation (2 éd.). Bruxelles : De Boeck.
P-SMSL-226Not applicable
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de génération : 13/07/2020
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