Psychological Measurement and Assessment

Postgraduate | 2026

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PSYC 6029
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Course ID
204666
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Online
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Postgraduate
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6
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Course owner
School of Psychology
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Tiffany Lavis
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Course level
6
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No
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Course overview

How do you measure and assess the psychological capabilities, health, and attributes of people? In this course, students will gain an understanding of the knowledge necessary to select, deploy, and interpret psychometric instruments in a variety of settings. Students will learn how to appropriately integrate these skills into ethical and culturally responsive practice. Key aspects of the course include the application of knowledge in the context of digital and emerging technologies.

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate and apply knowledge of psychometric theory in a variety of settings.
  • Determine and integrate basic assessment strategies in situations appropriate to psychological practice.
  • Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the construction, implementation, and interpretation of standardised psychological test instruments.
  • Integrate ethical and culturally responsive practices in the use of standardised psychological test instruments.
  • Critically reflect on principles of effective psychological measurement and assessment in the context of digital and emerging technologies.

Availability

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Census date
Fri 22/05/2026
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Fri 01/05/2026
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Mon 08/06/2026
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Mon 22/06/2026

Class details

Online

Class number
Class number 36019
Section
Section 01OL
Size
Size 300
Available
Available 273
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- Online ,

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Census date
Fri 06/11/2026
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Fri 16/10/2026
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Mon 23/11/2026
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Mon 07/12/2026

Class details

Online

Class number
Class number 68023
Section
Section 01OL
Size
Size 300
Available
Available 298
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- Online ,

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed all of PSYC5037 Professional and Interpersonal Skills/PSYC5038 Understanding & Synthesising Psychological Evidence/PSYC5039 Applied Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed PSYCHOL6603OL Psychological Measurement and Assessment at the University of Adelaide

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Degree list
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