10298-HS2024-0-Test development: Theory and application





Root number 10298
Semester HS2024
Type of course Seminar
Allocation to subject Psychology
Type of exam not defined
Title Test development: Theory and application
Description Content:
The development and validation of instruments to measure individual differences in personality is an essential field of psychological diagnostics. In this seminar, students will develop and analyze a questionnaire. First, the theoretical foundations of the construct and questionnaire construction will be discussed. Subsequently, items will be generated, and the questionnaire will be presented to a sample. The questionnaire will be tested for its diagnostic quality (item statistics, reliability, factorial validity, convergent and discriminant validity) and modified if necessary. The seminar ends with a presentation and discussion of the results found.

Requierements for participation:
Regular and active participation in the seminar; active involvement in data collection; writing a report on the process of test construction.

Literature:
Moosbrugger und Kelava (2020)
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Lecturers Prof. Dr. Stefan TrocheInstitute of Psychology, Personality Psychology, Differential Psychology and Diagnostics 
Dr. Danièle Anne GublerInstitut für Psychologie - Persönlichkeitspsychologie (Prof. Troche) 
ECTS 5
Recognition as optional course possible No
Grading 1 to 6
 
Dates Wednesday 08:15-10:00 Weekly
 
Rooms Seminarraum B 201, Institutsgebäude vonRoll
 
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