EDF6511

Cognitive, personality and educational assessment

(EDU)

Assoc Professor D H P Harvey & Dr A P Greenway

12 points + 3 hours per week + First Semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: Australian Psychological Society accredited major sequence in psychology

Synopsis: Intellectual, academic and personality assessment of children from pre-school age to adulthood. Practice in the administration, scoring and interpretation of a range of psychological tests. Limitations of such tests. How to report findings. Ethical and professional issues relevant to undertaking this type of intervention.

Assessment: Evaluation of psychological tests: 40% + Assignment: 30% + Test: 30%