Module PY2250-KP06, PY2250

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

6

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor Psychology 2027, compulsory, psychology
• Bachelor Psychology 2020, compulsory, psychology
• Bachelor Psychology 2016, compulsory, psychology

Classes and lectures:

• Testtheory (lecture, 2 SWS)
• Test Construction (seminar, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 60 hours in-classroom work
• 30 hours exam preparation
• 90 hours private studies and exercises

Contents of teaching:

• Psychological measurement
• Steps in test development and construction
• Test theory fundamentals (e.g., classical test theory, probabilistic test theory)
• Item analyses (e.g., descriptive statistics, difficulty, discrimination, factor analyses)
• Main psychometric quality criteria (objectivity, reliability, validity)
• Designing questionnaire items (personality diagnostics)

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students have in-depth knowledge of the theoretical and methodological foundations of psychological diagnostics.
• You are able to compare psychometric quality criteria of test procedures and interpret diagnostic information.
• You are familiar with the fundamentals of test procedure development.

Grading through:

• written exam

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. Till Utesch

Teacher:

• Institute of Health Sciences
• Department of Psychology
• Prof. Dr. Till Utesch

Literature:

• Bühner, M. (2021) : Einführung in die Test- und Fragebogenkonstruktion (4. Auflage) München: Pearson
• Moosbrugger, H., & Kelava, A. (Eds.) (2020) : Testtheorie und Fragebogenkonstruktion. (3. ed.) Heidelberg: Springer

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

05.11.2025