Laura GIRELLI | INSTRUMENTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT
Laura GIRELLI INSTRUMENTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT
| 4422100056 | |
| DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE UMANE, FILOSOFICHE E DELLA FORMAZIONE | |
| EQF7 | |
| PEDAGOGICAL STUDIES | |
| 2022/2023 |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-PSI/01 | 6 | 36 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
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| THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE A THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASURES THAT CAN BE USED IN EDUCATION. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO KNOW THE MAIN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES AND MEASURES AND THEIR USE IN EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS. INCLUDING: •KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES AND MEASURES IN THE EDUCATIONAL FIELD. •KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN INSTRUMENTS FOR ASSESSING ATTITUDES, MOTIVATION AND BEHAVIOUR IN THE EDUCATIONAL FIELD. •KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN THEORIES UNDERLYING MEASURING INSTRUMENTS IN EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS. •TO UNDERSTAND HOW ATTITUDES, MOTIVATION AND BEHAVIORS IN EDUCATION ARE MEASURED. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: BE ABLE TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE LEARNED, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE USE OF SPECIFIC PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES AND MEASURES IN EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS. INCLUDING: •THE ABILITY TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED TO ANALYZE AND EVALUATE EXISTING TOOLS IN EDUCATION. •THE ABILITY TO ASSESS THE PSYCHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF A MEASURE IN EDUCATION. •THE ABILITY TO USE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS IN EDUCATION. AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO CRITICALLY EVALUATE PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES AND MEASURES IN THE EDUCATIONAL FIELD. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY EXPLAIN THEORIES, METHODS AND PROCESSES CONCERNING PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT IN EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS USING THE SPECIALIZED LANGUAGE OF THE SECTOR. LEARNING SKILLS: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY DEEPEN THE MAIN SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES REGARDING THE MEASUREMENT OF PERCEPTIONS, ATTITUDES, MOTIVATION AND BEHAVIORS IN EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS. |
| Prerequisites | |
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| KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY. KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH (READING AND COMPREHENSION). |
| Contents | |
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| THE COURSE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT IN THE EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT WILL DEEPEN THE FOLLOWING CONTENTS: •THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASURE IN EDUCATION (2 HOURS LESSON). •PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS IN EDUCATION. DIMENSIONALITY, VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST (4 HOURS LESSON + 2 HOUR INDIVIDUAL/GROUP PRACTICE). •THE ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC MOTIVATION (4 HOURS LESSON + 2 HOURS INDIVIDUAL/GROUP PRACTICAL ACTIVITY) •THE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT’S NEEDS OF COMPETENCE, RELATEDNESS AND AUTONOMY (4 HOURS LESSON + 2 HOURS INDIVIDUAL/GROUP PRACTICAL ACTIVITY). •THE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT’S SELF-EFFICACY (2 HOURS LESSON). •THE ASSESSMENT OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT AND EMOTIONS AT SCHOOL (2 HOURS LESSON). •THE ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL CLIMATE (4 HOURS LESSON + 2 HOUR INDIVIDUAL/GROUP PRACTICE). •THE ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT’S IDEAS AND VIEWS (4 HOURS LESSON + 2 HOUR INDIVIDUAL/GROUP PRACTICE). THE TEACHER MIGHT MODIFY THE ARTICULATION OF THE COURSE TO RESPOND TO STUDENTS’ LEARNING NEEDS. |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| THE COURSE INCLUDES LECTURES AND INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP ACTIVITIES. THE LECTURES WILL ALTERNATE EXPLANATIONS OF THE TEACHER AND TIME FOR DISCUSSION IN THE CLASSROOM. LESSONS CAN BE SUPPORTED BY SLIDES (POWERPOINT TYPE). INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP ACTIVITIES WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO REFLECT, WORK AND DISCUSS CONCEPTS, THEORIES AND TOOLS PRESENTED DURING THE LECTURES. INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP ACTIVITIES WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO USE PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES AND MEASURES AND TO APPLY THEM TO REAL CONTEXTS AND SITUATIONS. |
| Verification of learning | |
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| THE EXAM IS AIMED AT ASSESSING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES AND MEASURES IN THE EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT AND THE ABILITY TO EVALUATE AND USE THESE TOOLS. THE ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY MEANS OF A WRITTEN TEST AND AN ORAL INTERVIEW. THE WRITTEN TEST IS AIMED TO VERIFY THE MASTERY OF THE CONTENTS AND THE ABILITY TO THINK ON THE BASIS OF THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED, THE ORAL INTERVIEW IS AIMED TO EVALUATE THE ACQUISITION OF THE MAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE COURSE AND THE MASTERY OF THE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE OF THE DOMAIN OF REFERENCE. |
| Texts | |
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| -ERCOLANI, A.P., PERUGINI, M. (1997). LA MISURA IN PSICOLOGIA. INTRODUZIONE AI TEST PSICOLOGICI LED EDIZIONI UNIVERSITARIE. -GNISCI, A., PEDON, A. (2016). METODOLOGIA DELLA RICERCA PSICOLOGICA. SECONDA EDIZIONE. IL MULINO, BOLOGNA. -TEACHING MATERIAL (ARTICLES, PRESENTATIONS AND HANDOUTS) PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER, BOTH IN CLASS AND THROUGH THE ONLINE TEACHING PAGE. THE TEACHER CAN RECOMMEND FURTHER TEXTS AND ARTICLES TO STUDENTS WHO REQUEST THEM. |
| More Information | |
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| THE TEACHER PROVIDES FURTHER EXPLANATIONS AND SUPPORT TO THE STUDENTS DURING THE OFFICE HOURS. DAYS, TIMES AND THE VENUE, AS WELL AS ANY CHANGES, ARE COMMUNICATED AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/032803/HOME. IT IS NECESSARY TO CONTACT THE TEACHER TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECEPTION, AT THE ADDRESS: LGIRELLI@UNISA.IT |
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