Do you work in the field of HR and/or education? Are you a teacher, professor, guidance counselor or mentor at work? Our seminar-workshop could provide you with the vital knowledge, abilities and skills that are needed to carry out an in-depth evaluation of educational and psychological tests and understand how to interpret the results. The two-day seminar will help participants develop an appreciation of psychological testing and its importance, understand of the basic concepts of reliability, validity and test construction, and be able to interpret scores.
Course Outline
- Brief History of Psychological Measurement
- Importance of Psychological Testing
- Characteristics of Psychological Instruments
- Purposes of Test and Measurement
- Types of Tests
- Bloom’s Taxonomy
- Application of Psychological Measurement in Educational, Personnel and Clinical Testing
- Ethics in Psychological Testing
- Steps in Test Construction
- Choosing the test Format
- Validity and Reliability
- Scoring and Interpretation
The course will be facilitated by Dr. Dr. Maria Vida G. Caparas, who holds a Master’s Degree and Ph.D., Summa Cum Laude, in Psychology. She is an Accredited Trainer of the Philippine Government with invaluable experiences in Organizational Development as a Human Resource, Training and OD practitioner. Shewas a Trainer Delegate of DFA-Foreign Service Institute in Italy and Singapore in 1999-2000. Dr. Caparas is a recipient of various national awards and also a professor in prestigious universities. She also wrote three books on Psychology/HR Management titled Psychological Assessment: Theory and Practice, Uses of Psychological Tests, and Human Resource Management.
The workshop fee is PHP6,500 plus tax, and includes small group workshops that provide “active learning,” snacks and lunch, a specialized student workbook and a personalized certificate of participation.
For more information or to register, please visit ProfilesAsiaPacific.com.
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