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PSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION AND TESTING AND MEASUREMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY

Laura GIRELLI PSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION AND TESTING AND MEASUREMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY

4422500023
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN, PHILOSOPHIC AND EDUCATION SCIENCES
EQF7
PSICOLOGIA DI COMUNITA' PER I CONTESTI FORMATIVI, PER IL BENESSERE E PER LO SPORT
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2023
FULL ACADEMIC YEAR
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1PSICOLOGIA DELLA MOTIVAZIONE
636LESSONS
2TEST E MISURAZIONE IN PSICOLOGIA
636LESSONS
LAURA GIRELLI1 T Curriculum
LUIGI TINELLA2 Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO 2 MODULES, CALLED "PSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION" (MODULE 1) AND "TEST AND MEASUREMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY" (MODULE 2), EACH MODULE WITH 6 CREDITS (36 HOURS LESSONS + 36 HOURS LESSONS)

MODULE 1.
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL SKILLS AIMED AT UNDERSTANDING THE MAIN THEORETICAL MODELS OF HUMAN MOTIVATION, PARTICULARLY RELEVANT IN EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS AND HEALTH-PROMOTION CONTEXTS. AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND, USE AND CRITICALLY JUDGE THE MAIN REFERENCE THEORIES, THE UPDATED KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES CONCERNING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MOTIVATION AND STUDY, MOTIVATION AND HEALTH, MOTIVATION AND SPORT, RECOGNIZING THEM CONTEXT-SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES.

EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING THE MAIN THEORETICAL REFERENCE MODELS FOR THE STUDY OF HUMAN MOTIVATION.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: BEING ABLE TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE LEARNED, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE MAIN MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES PARTICULARLY RELEVANT IN EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS AND HEALTH-PROMOTION CONTEXTS.

INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE APPLICATION OF MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES IN EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS AND HEALTH-PROMOTION CONTEXTS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY PRESENT THEORIES, PROCESSES AND IMPLICATIONS RELATED TO MOTIVATION USING THE SPECIALIZED LANGUAGE OF THE SECTOR.

LEARNING SKILLS: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY INVESTIGATE THE MAIN THEORETICAL-APPLICATIVE ISSUES CONCERNING MOTIVATION IN EDUCATION, SPORTS AND HEALTH PROMOTION CONTEXTS.


MODULE 2.
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS REGARDING THE PSYCHOMETRIC THEORIES AND MODELS UNDERLYING TESTS AND MEASUREMENT IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS, AND HEALTH PROMOTION CONTEXTS.
BY THE END OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE TO ASSESS THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST AND THE TECHNICAL SKILLS FOR ADMINISTRATION, SCORING, AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS OF THE MAIN MEASURES IN EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS, AND HEALTH PROMOTION CONTEXTS.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO KNOW THE MAIN PSYCHOMETRIC THEORIES AND MODELS UNDERLYING MEASUREMENTS IN THE FIELD OF PSYCHOLOGY.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO BE ABLE TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ADMINISTRATION, SCORING, AND INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFIC PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT TOOLS IN EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS, AND HEALTH PROMOTION CONTEXTS.

INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO CRITICALLY ASSESS THE ADEQUACY OF THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS IN EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS, AND HEALTH PROMOTION CONTEXTS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO CLEARLY PRESENT THEORIES, METHODOLOGIES, AND PROCESSES RELATED TO TESTING AND MEASUREMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY USING THE SPECIALIZED LANGUAGE OF THE FIELD.

LEARNING ABILITY: THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY DEEPEN TECHNICAL ASPECTS RELATED TO THE USE OF SPECIFIC SOFTWARE FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND THEORETICAL-APPLICATIVE ISSUES RELATED TO PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS IN EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS, AND HEALTH PROMOTION CONTEXTS.
Prerequisites
MODULE 1.
KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES.
KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH (UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS IN ENGLISH).

MODULE 2.
KNOWLEDGE OF BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES.
KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (COMPREHENSION OF SCIENTIFIC TEXTS IN ENGLISH).

Contents
MODULE 1.
THE COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING CONTENTS:
- THE CONSTRUCT OF MOTIVATION: DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS (2 HOURS LESSONS + 2 HOURS INDIVIDUAL / GROUP PRACTICE);
- THE MOTIVATION BETWEEN BIOLOGY AND CULTURE (4 HOURS LESSONS);
- THE MAIN THEORIES ON HUMAN MOTIVATION (6 HOURS LESSONS + 6 HOURS INDIVIDUAL / GROUP PRACTICE);
- PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS OF MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES IN EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS, HEALTH PROMOTION (10 HOURS LESSONS + 6 HOURS INDIVIDUAL / GROUP PRACTICE)

THE CONTENTS WILL BE DEEPENED THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF STUDIES CONDUCTED IN EDUCATION, SPORTS AND HEALTH PROMOTION CONTEXTS.

MODULE 2.
1.ELEMENTS OF PSYCHOMETRICS (3 HOURS OF LECTURE + 1 HOUR OF INDIVIDUAL/GROUP PRACTICAL ACTIVITY):
MEASUREMENT
VARIABLES
INDICES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY, POSITION, VARIABILITY, AND DISPERSION
STANDARDIZATION OF MEASURES
THEORETICAL PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS
EXERCISES
2.RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN PSYCHOLOGY (3 HOURS OF LECTURE + 1 HOUR OF INDIVIDUAL/GROUP PRACTICAL ACTIVITY):
RESEARCH DESIGNS
HYPOTHESIS TESTING
ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
CHI-SQUARE TEST
CORRELATION AND REGRESSION
EXERCISES
3.PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS (8 HOURS OF LECTURE + 4 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL/GROUP PRACTICAL ACTIVITY):
RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF A MEASURE
INTERPRETATION OF SCORES
CLASSIFICATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS
PERSONALITY TESTS
4.COGNITIVE TESTS (12 HOURS OF LECTURE + 4 HOURS OF INDIVIDUAL/GROUP PRACTICAL ACTIVITY):
ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING
ASSESSMENT OF ATTENTION AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
ASSESSMENT OF MEMORY
ASSESSMENT OF VISUOSPATIAL AND PRAXIS ABILITIES
ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE
EXERCISES


Teaching Methods
MODULE 1.
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 IN EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS, CLINICAL AND COMMUNITY FIELDS AND TO APPLY THEM TO REAL CONTEXTS AND SITUATIONS.


MODULE 2
THE COURSE INCLUDES LECTURES AND INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES IN THE CLASSROOM.
THE LECTURES WILL COMBINE PRESENTATIONS AND EXPLANATIONS BY THE INSTRUCTOR WITH DISCUSSION SESSIONS IN THE CLASSROOM. PRESENTATIONS MAY BE SUPPORTED BY SLIDES (E.G., POWERPOINT).
THE INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP ACTIVITIES IN THE CLASSROOM WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO REFLECT, WORK, AND ENGAGE WITH BASIC DATA ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES USING DEDICATED SOFTWARE (SPSS, JASP, R, JAMOVI), AS WELL AS SIMULATED ADMINISTRATION, SCORING, AND INTERPRETATION OF MAJOR COGNITIVE TESTS.

Verification of learning
MODULE 1.
THE EXAM IS AIMED AT EVALUATING THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN EDUCATION, SPORTS AND HEALTH PROMOTION CONTEXTS.

VERIFICATION OF LEARNING WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY MEANS AN ORAL INTERVIEW AIMED AT ASSESSING THE ACQUISITION OF THE MAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE COURSE, THE MASTERY OF THE CONTENTS, THE REASONING SKILLS BASED ON THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED, THE MASTERY OF THE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE OF THE REFERENCE DOMAIN.

MODULE 2
MODULE 2
THE EXAMINATION IS AIMED AT ASSESSING THE THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS REGARDING THE PSYCHOMETRIC THEORIES AND MODELS UNDERLYING TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS IN PSYCHOLOGY.
THE ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH AN ORAL EXAMINATION DESIGNED TO EVALUATE THE ACQUISITION OF THE MAIN COURSE KNOWLEDGE, MASTERY OF CONTENT, ABILITY TO REASON BASED ON ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, AND PROFICIENCY IN THE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE OF THE REFERENCE DOMAIN.

Texts
MODULE 1.
- MOÈ, A. (2020). LA MOTIVAZIONE: TEORIE E PROCESSI. NUOVA EDIZIONE. IL MULINO, BOLOGNA.
- TEACHING MATERIAL (ARTICLES, PRESENTATIONS, AND HANDOUTS) PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER IN CLASS AND/OR THROUGH THE TEACHING PAGE.
THE TEACHER CAN RECOMMEND FURTHER TEXTS AND ARTICLES TO STUDENTS WHO REQUEST THEM.

MODULE 2.
-CHIORRI, C. (2020). FONDAMENTI DI PSICOMETRIA (III EDIZIONE). MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION, MILANO [CAPITOLO 1].
-DI NUOVO, S. (2008). MISURARE LA MENTE. I TEST COGNITIVI E DI PERSONALITÀ. LATERZA, ROMA.
-TEACHING MATERIAL (ARTICLES, PRESENTATIONS, AND HANDOUTS) PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER DURING CLASS/THROUGH THE TEACHER'S PAGE

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MODULO 1.
THE TEACHER PROVIDES FURTHER EXPLANATIONS AND SUPPORT TO STUDENTS DURING OFFICE HOURS. DAYS, TIMES AND VENUE OF RECEPTION, AS WELL AS ANY CHANGES, ARE COMMUNICATED AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTPS://DOCENTI.UNISA.IT/032803/HOME. IT IS NECESSARY TO CONTACT THE TEACHER IN ADVANCE TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECEPTION, AT THE ADDRESS: LGIRELLI@UNISA.IT.

MODULO 2.
TEACHING MATERIAL (ARTICLES, PRESENTATIONS, AND HANDOUTS) PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER DURING CLASS/THROUGH THE TEACHER'S PAGE
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