WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
School of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Phoenix Campus
Mission: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging,
learning focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, and service to God
and humankind.
COURSE NUMBER AND TITLE:
CNSL 5305 Psycho-educational Testing and Appraisal
TERM AND DATES:
Summer 2014: 5/27/14 – 8/9/14
INSTRUCTOR’S NAME: Dr. Peggy Wilson
OFFICE LOCATION:
Phoenix Campus
PHONE:
(505) 280-6612
OFFICE HOURS:
by appointment only
COURSE DESCRIPTION: A general survey of the various principles, applications, and issues in psychoeducational testing and assessment. Test development, validity and reliability and basic statistics will be
explored. In addition to interviewing techniques, students will be exposed to intelligence, personality, career,
projective and behavioral tests and assessments. Current laws and regulations regarding special education,
academic interventions and Individualized Education Programs (IEP) will also be explored.
TEXTBOOK:
BOOK
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
Psychological Testing:
Principles, applications &
issues
Kaplan & Saccuzzo
8th
2013
Psychological Testing:
Principles, applications &
issues
Student Workbook
Kaplan & Saccuzzo
8th
2013
PUBLISHER
Cengage
Cengage
ISBN#
9781133492016
9781133492078
COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the conclusion of the course, successful students will be able to:
1. Know and understand major psychological tests and assessments.
2. Understand the various aspects of test development including basic statistical concepts and reliability
and validity.
3. Know and understand the major types of psychological tests and assessments including personality,
intelligence, and career testing.
4. Be familiar with relevant psychological testing issues such as bias, tests and the law, and the future
of testing.
Know and apply basic strategies for test administration and interviewing as well as scoring and
interpretation.
6. Be familiar with laws and regulations regarding special education, interventions and testing.
5.
CLASSROOM ACTIVTIES: Three major methods will be utilized in the class to facilitate the students’
understanding of the various issues of psychology testing and human behavior: 1) Lecture to keynote major
aspects of psychological testing and assessment, 2) Reading to further elaborate on each of the various issues
involved in testing, and 3) Presentations, demonstrations, and other structured activities with various tests.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS:
Attendance is required
Assignments will be submitted through the Blackboard
Readings: Assigned readings and/or chapters are to be completed prior to the class session for which they are
assigned
Plagiarism Policy:
ACADEMIC HONESTY: Wayland Baptist University graduate students are expected to conduct themselves
according to the highest standards of academic honesty. Academic misconduct for which a student is subject to
penalty includes all forms of cheating, such as illicit possession of examinations or examination materials,
forgery, or plagiarism. (Plagiarism is the presentation of the work of another as one's own work.)
Disciplinary action for academic misconduct is the responsibility of the faculty member assigned to the
course. The faculty member is charged with assessing the gravity of any case of academic dishonesty
and with giving sanctions to any student involved. Penalties that may be applied to individual cases of
academic dishonesty include one or more of the following:
1. Written reprimand.
2. Requirement to redo work in question.
3. Requirement to submit additional work.
4. Lowering of grade on work in question.
5. Assigning the grade of F to work in question.
6. Assigning the grade of F for course.
7. Recommendation for more severe punishment (See WBU Academic Catalog for further information).
Disabilities:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), it is the policy of Wayland Baptist
University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from participation in, be denied the
benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any educational program or activity in the university. The
Coordinator of Counseling Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be
contacted concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291-3765. Documentation of a disability must
accompany any request for accommodations.
Evaluation of student performance:
Evaluation of student performance will be based on readings, homework assignments and exams.
Chapter readings and workbook assignments
Test Administration & Evaluation
Project
Reflection Paper
Exams (2)
400pts
100pts
200pts
100pts
200pts