Note: All homework is BOLDED & CAPITALIZED and is due at the beginning of the next class.
| 8/30 | Review Syllabus; Activate E-mail accounts: Exchange Phone #'s and e-mail
addresses: Take Pre-Test; Create mail distribution groups; Create demographic
file in SPSS.
COMPOSE SHORT INFORMATION STATEMENT ABOUT YOURSELF AND E-MAIL TO EVERYONE |
| 9/01 | Lecture on intelligence measurement
Give IGAT to one another; Score - Exercise 1 GIVE IGAT TO 5 ADULTS OVER 18 WITH AT LEAST H.S. EDUCATION |
| 9/06 | HOLIDAY |
| 9/08 | Lecture on Normal Curve & Standard Scores
Score IGAT; create Summary Sheet; Create Codebook for Data Entry COMPLETE REPORT OF EXERCISE 1 |
| 9/13 | Lecture on Reliability
Start Exercise 2 READ HANDOUT ARTICLE (on IQ) |
| 9/15 | Continue Exercise 2 |
| 9/20 | Complete Exercise 2
READ ABOUT WAIS, WISC, AND STANFORD-BINET |
| 9/22 | Discuss Contents of Report on Exercise 2
PREPARE FINAL REPORT FROM EXERCISE 2 |
| 9/27 | Start Exercise 3 |
| 9/29 | Complete Exercise 3 and Write Report
REVIEW FOR TEST |
| 10/04 | Test One
Review GGAT GIVE GGAT TO 10 ADULTS OVER 18 |
| 10/06 | Start Internal Consistency Exercise using combined GGAT data
READ INFORMATION ON AT LEAST ONE PUBLISHED GROUP ABILITY TEST |
| 10/11 | Complete Internal Consistency Exercise; Start Report
WRITE REPORT ON INTERNAL CONSISTENCY EXERCISE |
| 10/13 | Lecture on Validity |
| 10/18 | Using the GGAT as the predictor, investigate GPA & GPA, SAT, ACT
& IQ for concurrent validity.
WRITE A TWO-PAGE REPORT ON THE TYPES OF VALIDITY EXPLORED, THE RESULTS OBTAINED AND OBSERVATIONS ABOUT WHY YOU GOT THE RESULTS YOU DID. (Look at info on at least one published test for comparison) |
| 10/20 | Lecture on Achievement Testing
Start Item Analysis of data on General Psychology Exam.. |
| 10/25 | Continue Item Analysis
WRITE ANALYSIS OF EXAM (2 Pages) |
| 10/27 | Catch up day
COMPLETE LOOSE LEAF BOOK WITH ALL PROJECTS TO DATE
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| 11/01 | Test Two
Lecture on Personality Inventories |
| 11/03 | Discuss sources for items: Begin finding items for inventory
GATHER MORE POSSIBLE ITEMS FROM ALLOWABLE SOURCES IN LIBRARY |
| 11/08 | Go over test: Report on number and types of questions/statements found
CONTINUE GATHERING ITEMS |
| 11/10 | Decide on criteria for how many after first cut and how they will be
selected.
WRITE UP A NARRATIVE OF THE STEPS ALREADY TAKEN AND ANY UNFORSEEN COMPLICATIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE ARISEN. |
| 11/15 | Create First version of Inventory together with demographic form
GIVE FIRST DRAFT TO AT LEAST 45 PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT PSYCH MAJORS & 30 THAT ARE PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS |
| 11/17 | CONTINUE DATA COLLECTION |
| 11/22 | Enter data: Start looking at internal consistency, split-half and/or item difficulty information. |
| 11/24 | Lecture on cross-validation
Decide on optimal size and narrow down items. GIVE THIS VERSION TO A DIFFERENT 30 NON-MAJORS AND 20 MAJORS |
| 11/29 | Redo tests of reliability and validity |
| 12/01 | Complete reliability & validity studies
WRITE RESULTS OF RELIABILITY & VALIDITY |
| 12/06 | Lecture on test development process
Catch up day HAND IN LOOSE LEAF FOLDER WITH "MAJOR CHOICE" INVENTORY MATERIALS |
| 12/08 | Take Kiersey Temperament Survey Online |
| 12/15 | Make-up tests |