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Testing 1 Read this handout carefully. Check your BU e-mail regularly for class messages. PSY224b(01) ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING 2004-2005 Winter, 2005 Prerequisites : PSY101a and 102b or equivalent, PMA160a, PSY113b, PMA223a Instructor : Dr. Stuart J. McKelvie Office and telephone number: N305, BU extension 2402, e-mail: smckelvi@ubishops.ca Student consultation office hours: Tues., Thurs., 2-4.00, Wed., 3.15 – 4.30, or by appointment. Secretary: Monetta Gallichon, H201, Ext. 2453, e-mail: mgallich@ubishops.ca Do not submit work to Monetta or pick up graded work from her. See me in class or during office hours. However, you may submit work by placing it in the mailbox on the wall outside H201 or in the mailbox outside outside my office (N305). ________________________________________________________________________ Calendar Description “Critical examination of the psychometric properties of representative standardized tests of intelligence, aptitudes, interests and personality. Discussion of the role of test scores in psychological issues such as the nature, determination and development of intelligence and clinical vs. statistical prediction.” Course Content This course expands upon the psychometric theory presented in PMA223a by examining issues involving standardized psychological tests: (a) Test Properties. Do specific tests possess adequate psychometric properties? We will use the standards developed in PMA 223a. Both maximum (intelligence, aptitude) and typical (personality, interest) performance tests w