2nd batch of certificate course on applied Psychometrics

Rabindrik Psychotherapy Research Institute Trust  (RPRIT) is founded by a group of academicians and  Practitioners, dedicated to developing an efficient faculty group for research design, teaching and application in Principles of Applied Psychometrics. Recently we have completed the first batch of the Applied Psychometrics course.

About the course:

Definition:      Applied psychometrics is the study that deals with quantification and measurement of mental attributes, behavior, performance, and the like, as well as with the design, analysis, and improvement of the tests, questionnaires, and other instruments used in decision making and problem solving. Applied psychometricians can develop new construct and design the research plan to assess the construct for example item invariance, differential validity etc. 

Applied psychometrics is concerned with the application of psychological theory, techniques, statistical methods, and psychological measurement to applied psychological test development, evaluation, and test interpretation. This compares to more pure or theoretical psychometrics which focuses on developing new measurement theories, methods, statistical procedures, etc. An applied psychometrician uses the various theories, tools and techniques developed by more theoretical psychometricians in the actual development, evaluation, and interpretation of psychological tests. By way of analogy, applied psychometrics is to theoretical psychometrics, as applied research is to pure research.

Job settings: There are various specialty areas where in applied psychometricians can work as hospital, school, factory, bank, army and forensic. 

Scope: This two-month online course offers comprehensive knowledge about Psychometric theories and applications at the basic level. It includes practicum of different disciplines of Psychology that helps in understanding both theory and applications.After completion of the couse, students will understand advanced psychometric methods. 

Syllabus: 

Paper 1: Introduction to Applied Psychometrics. 

Introduction, Scope, relation with other disciplines, Psychometrics for Psychiatry, Forensic, health behavior, organizational behavior and Academic achievement. Keywords of Applied Psychometrics- item, reliability, validity,  test standardization, item invariance.

Practicum 1: Clinical Psychometry

Describing item characteristics of one clinical Psychological test, uses and case interpretation.

Paper 2: Characteristics of Good Psychological test

Scales of Measurement, Characteristics of Good Psychological test, Construct, concept, theory and Items - Direct and Indirect observation. Item difficulty, item discrimination, item validity, item characteristics curve.  

Practicum2: Item Analysis

Item statistics of environmental attitude questionnaire.

Paper 3: Reliability testing

Reliability techniques and assessment - Theories, Test-retest, Alternative, Internal consistency, factors affecting reliability.

Practicum3: Test-retest reliability

Assessing test-retest reliability of Rabindrik value questionnaire.

Paper 4: Validity

Validity techniques and assessment :Content, Predictive, Construct and Differential validity. 

Practicum 4: Differential validity 

Assessing differential validity of Psychological test.

Paper 5: Norm estimation

Test standardization - Subjectivity-Objectivity, Norm. 

Practicum5: Case classification

Classification of cases by norm estimation.

Admission procedure: Applicant first pay the non-refundable amount and register using registration link. or you can post this link on your browser : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehwwpiI1VLXSpxYgOha-X7k6qmu_EzyiBbryZVkJ5k40yNTg/viewform

Eligibility: PG/UG qualified  or currently pursuing PG in Social sciences (Psychology, Education, Sociology, Human resource Management, Finance). Basic knowledge about statistics  is important but not mandatory.

Seats: 15

Period:2 month (First session  is for learning theories and Second is for practicum). 

Class hours: The course will follow blended learning in which both offline and online training will be provided. Each online class will be one hour - Monday and Friday from 8 to 9 PM. Online classes will be held in zoom or Google meet. Google classroom will be used for note sharing and evaluation.

Each paper carries 16 marks. Total marks is (5 papers X  16 marks )=80.  First month will be theory and next month will be practicum. 

Practicum includes assignment and viva-voce.  It carries 20 marks. Assignments are case analysis with given questionnaire on five topics in education, organizational behavior, health, forensic and environmental issues. So total marks will be 100.

Registration: Rs. 2800 for payment before 15th January, 2022. Rs.3000 for payment after 15th January. Payment is Non-refundable. Amount will be used for infrastructure development of the trust. 

Account number:  920020072908427, UTIB0000236, in favor of Rabindrik Psychotherapy Research Institute Trust. Axis Bank, Dunlop Branch,  Please write payee name or you can pay by QR code. Click here

Certificate: Course completion certificate will be given with mark sheet by the Rabindrik Psychotherapy Research Institute trust.

Resource persons: Internal and external faculties of the Institute.

Contact Academic assistants: 

Ms. Anushree Basu, 8981423728

Ms. Rosemol Thamby, 9526135491.