COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 5030 INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ORÇUN YORULMAZ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to describe intelligence as groups of various cognitive abilities, review important intelligence theories, critical factors/variables, examine ethical rules in assessment, teach psychometrically reliable and valid intelligence measuring instruments and present necessary skills

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Able to comprehend main intelligence theories in general
2   Able to discuss critical variables in intelligence assessment process
3   Able to administer intelligence tests to different age groups
4   Able to interpret test results by analyzing
5   Abel to write appropriate psychological test reports about intelligence test results

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of course and intelligence
2 Theories of intelligence
3 Ethical principles in intelligence assessment
4 Critical variables in intelligence assessment
5 Wechsler varbiables, WPPPSI
6 WISC-R, WAIS-R
7 Standford-Binet, Kaufman, Woodcock Johnson Intelligence tests
8 Test report writing
9 Introduction of WISC-R, administrative procedures
10 Examples of WISC-R administration
11 Examples of WISC-R administration
12 Introduction of WAIS-R, administrative procedures
13 Examples of WAIS-R administration
14 Examples of WAIS-R administration

Recomended or Required Reading

Sattler, J. M. (2001). Assessment of Children: Cognitive Applications.
Flanagan, D., P., & Harrison, P., T. (2005). Contemporary Intellectual Assessment. New York: Guilford Press
Kaufman, A., S., & Lichtenberger, E., O. (2002). Assessing Adolescent and Adult Intelligence. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons.
Kellerman, H., & Burry, A. (2007). Handbook of Psychodiagnostic Testing. New York: Springer.
Groth-Marnat, G. (2003). Handbook of Psychological Assessment. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Questions-Answers
Project
Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3: Assessed with Midterm exam
LO 4-5: Assessed with homework/report, presentation and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Seventy percent of attendance is obligatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

orcun.yorulmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 13.30-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Midterm 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 26 26
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155555
LO.255555
LO.35555
LO.45555
LO.55555

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