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Last update: Mgr. et Mgr. Filip Děchtěrenko, Ph.D. (14.02.2022)
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Last update: Mgr. et Mgr. Filip Děchtěrenko, Ph.D. (14.02.2022)
Aim of the course: to acquire knowledge, skills and other competences important for the practical performance of any diagnostic procedure and examination. In particular: 1) To provide an overview of the basic criteria, resources, options and procedures important in assessing the quality of psychodiagnostic methods, especially those of testing (reliability, validity, norms, standardization, etc.). 2) Acquire the skills needed to verify the basic psychometric characteristics of the test itself and to transfer already established diagnostic methods from abroad to the Czech environment. 3) Acquire basic skills in the practical use of diagnostic methods for the examination itself (conducting an interview, knowledge of specific observation systems in the field of diagnostics, ability to set up a model situation, evaluate the agreement of assessors and observers, calculate specificity and sensitivity for different cut off criteria in a selected clinical situation, etc.) 4) To orientate oneself in the different stages of the diagnostic process, to learn to choose the most effective diagnostic strategy on the basis of the goal and the assignment, to be able to integrate the findings, either quantitatively or qualitatively, into a diagnostic conclusion after a correctly performed diagnostic examination, to be able to recognize a quality diagnostic report. 5) To master the ethical standards of the psychodiagnostic examination, not only in terms of the quality of the methods used, but especially in terms of the contact and contract with the client itself, the handling of sensitive information, feedback, etc. |
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Last update: Mgr. et Mgr. Filip Děchtěrenko, Ph.D. (14.02.2022)
* Required: Furr, R. M. (2021). Psychometrics: an introduction. SAGE publications. Urbánek, T., Denglerová, D., Širůček, J. Psychometrika: Měření v psychologii. Praha: Portál, 2011. Standardy psychologického a pedagogického testování Americké psychologické asociace. Praha: Testcentrum, 2001 * Suggested: Anastasi, A. Psychological testing (6th ed.). New York: Macmillan, 1988. Cronbach, J.L. Essentials of psychological testing (5th ed.). New York: Harper and Row Co., 1990. Groth-Marnat, G. Handbook of psychological assessment. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, 2003. |
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Last update: Mgr. et Mgr. Filip Děchtěrenko, Ph.D. (20.09.2022)
Creation of own diagnostic methods or adapting and extending some existing method. Verification of their basic psychometric qualities and preparation of a brief manual for this method (to be submitted via Moodle platform). Demonstration of knowledge and skills in the topics of psychometrics and psychodiagnostics in a written exam. Exam will be divided into two parts, each part will be taken after each semester. The form of the exam (physical or online) will depend on the current epidemiological situation. |
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Last update: Mgr. et Mgr. Filip Děchtěrenko, Ph.D. (14.02.2022)
Course content: 1) Goals of psychodiagnostics, its benefits and risks: clinical and psychometric approaches, evaluation of tests and psychodiagnostic methods, requirements for a good manual, authorities in test review 2) Phases of the psychodiagnostic process: goal, strategy, examination, reflection, conclusion with report or feedback and evaluation of the process. 3) Items, their types, basic principles of test development: working with distractors, use of different types of scales, unidimensional vs. multidimensional tests 4) Basic overview of the most used psychological tests: main breakdowns, advantages and disadvantages of different types of tests 6) Item analysis: item difficulty, item discrimination, item correlation with HS, external criterion, inter-item correlation, IRT basics 7) Factor analysis in psychodiagnostics: factor equation, loading, communalities, factor eigenvalue, factor rotation, principles of factor number selection, 5) Norm and normality: population norm, criterion norm and other types of norms, norm generation, Q classification 8) Reliability calculations: measurement theory, general definition of reliability, reliability estimates and how to calculate them, Spearman Brown formula, measurement error 9) Agreement of raters: as an estimate of reliability in observation and assessment, agreement coefficient, kappa coefficient 10) Sensitivity and specificity of tests: cut off scores, ROC curves, AUC (area under curve) 11) Calculations of different types of validity, examples of specific validation studies for different diagnostic methods 12) Test batteries and data integration: quantitative and qualitative integration of diagnostic test data and information, disjunctive, conjunctive, compensatory and combined models. 13) Observation in psychodiagnostics: the most well-known observation systems, training in team interaction diagnosis using IPA, Gottman's SPAFF, Ekman's FACS, etc. 14) Psychodiagnostic interview: basic rules for conducting an interview, types of questions, practice of specific interviews 15) Analysis of traces and activity results in psychodiagnostics: current trends in psychometrics - analysis of digital traces on different online platforms. 16) Model situations, assessment centres and development centres: training in group model situation assessment, observation plus assessment, checking assessor agreement 17) Types of psychological reports: key elements, principles of quality assessment: informational value or detail/specificity, adequacy/accuracy, evidence based approach - evidence based. 18) Feedback on diagnostic assessment results: rules for providing feedback on diagnostic results, practice specific feedback in pairs. 19) Ethical standards of testing and psychodiagnostic process |