Paper 3.2 (B): Assessment in Counseling
| Unit | Contents | Teaching Hrs. | Domain |
| I | Introduction & Methodology of Assessment
Historical overview and testing as a profession Testing standards and ethics Test design and construction Test administration and standardization Psychological Assessment vs Psychological testing Issues in Psychological testing |
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| II | Assessment of Cognitive Abilities
Intelligence tests – individual and group tests Assessing intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, giftedness and creativity Achievement tests, batteries and achievement in specific areas Aptitudes and testing special abilities – sensory, perceptual, differential aptitude batteries MISIC, WISC- V NIMHANS SLD |
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2 4 4 3 |
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| III | Interest and Personality assessment
Vocational interests – Strong Inventory, Kuder interest inventory, general purpose inventories Personality testing – objective personality inventories, projective techniques Attitudes and values assessment Other procedures – observation, interviews, case studies, comprehensive assessment procedures Somatic Inkblot Series, Children Apperception Test Defense Mechanism Inventory, The Personality Inventory for DSM- 5 |
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Syllabus Books:
- Aiken, L.R. &Groth-Marnat, G. (2006). Psychological Testing and Assessment, 12th Ed. Pearson: New Delhi
- Gregory, R.J. (2004). Psychological Testing: History, Principles and Applications, 4th Ed. Pearson Education Inc.: New Delhi.
Reference Books:
- Urbina, S. (2014). Essentials of Psychological Testing. NY: Wiley
- Cripps, B. (2017). Psychometric Testing: Critical Perspectives. NY: Wiley.