EDF6511

Cognitive, Personality and Educational Assessment (12 points)

(EDU)

Leader: Assoc Professor D H P Harvey & Dr A P Greenway

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2003 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2004 (OCL)

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%

Contact Hours: 3 hours per week

Prerequisites: Australian Psychological Society accredited major sequence in psychology