Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
6	PSİ304	Measurement And Evaluation İn Psychology	3+0+0	3	6	05.07.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	Psychology
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	This course will benefit students in learning the basic points to be considered in the measurement and evaluation process, the basic concepts of measurement and evaluation, the measurement tools (tests, scales, inventories, batteries) used predominantly in clinical psychology, the general structure of psychological tests, and the purposes and areas of application. Class discussions, test-scale applications and evaluations are at the center of the course learning experience.
Course Content	The necessity, purpose and structure of measurement and evaluation in clinical psychology, basic concepts related to measurement and evaluation, purposes and areas of use of psychological tests, the concept of personality and tests measuring personality, objective (MMPI, Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Scale etc.) and projective tests (Rosrschach, Beier Sentence Completion etc.) will be emphasized.
Course Methods and Techniques	Lecture, question-answer, discussion, practice
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof. Emine Umut Yıldız Tanyeri
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	MMPI UYGULAMA VE YORUMLAMA REHBERİ John R. GRAHAM Çeviren: Doç. Dr. Oya SORİAS Türk Psikologlar Demeği Yayınları Ankara, 1998 A Practical Guide to the Thematic Apperception Test: The TAT in Clinical Practice 1st Edition by Edward Aronow (Author), Kim Altman Weiss (Author), Marvin Reznikoff (Author)
Course Notes	Klinik Psikolojide Değerlendirme Yöntemleri, Gökçe Cansever Psikolojik Testler, İ. Ethem Özgüven Türkiye’de kullanılan psikolojik testlerden örnekler, Necla Öner
Documents	Klinik Psikolojide Değerlendirme Yöntemleri, Gökçe Cansever Psikolojik Testler, İ. Ethem Özgüven
Assignments	Öğrenilen testleri uygulama, değerlendirme, rapor etme

Course Category

Mathematics and Basic Sciences	%10
Engineering	%0
Engineering Design	%0
Social Sciences	%20
Education	%20
Field	%50

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	10	3	30
Assignments	10	3	30
Presentation	2	6	12
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Practice	10	3	30
Final examination	1	3	3
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 6 150

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Explains the importance of measurement and evaluation in psychology. Knows the basic concepts of measurement and evaluation. Explains how to use measurement and evaluation in psychological phenomena.
2	Knows the basic structure of the measurement and evaluation process. Evaluates professional and ethical issues to be considered.
3	Knows the purposes, areas of use and characteristics of basic tests used in sub-fields of psychology. Evaluates tests according to their area of ??use and evaluates the use of tests in terms of clinical decision making.
4	Knows the characteristics of frequently used tests in clinical practice, their application and interpretation stages. Distinguishes between objective and projective tests.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Basic concepts of psychology, fundamentals of measurement and evaluation
2	The necessity of measurement and evaluation and its use in sub-fields of psychology, basic concepts related to measurement and evaluation.
3	Basic concepts and application examples in measurement and evaluation-1
4	Basic concepts and application examples in measurement and evaluation-2
5	Main topics and areas where measurement and evaluation are used in clinical psychology
6	The use of measurement and evaluation in clinical practice, an introduction to psychological testing
7	Midterm
8	Purposes and areas of use of psychological tests, issues to be considered in the use of psychological tests in the clinic
9	The concept of personality, development and assessment of personality, use of psychological tests in personality assessment
10	Structure, differences and application features of objective and projective tests
11	Basic features, historical development, clinical use of MMPI
12	Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Yale Brown OCD Scale
13	Basic features of Rorschach, historical development, clinical use, Beier Sentence Completion Test
14	Final exam

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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