Psychological Tests , McGill University — Basic and applied issues in psychological measurement and assessment

Apr 11, 2014

Blogging Test

Test responses from Psyc 406

My first question was whether or not the participants, who had little choice about whether to write or not (since it was worth at least 10 % of the grade), would actually enjoy the activity. Clearly, very few found it to be…

Stephen Stotland, Ph.D. in Psyc 406

Apr 5, 2014

The Psyc 406 Collection

What’s in a name?

Stephen Stotland, Ph.D. in Psyc 406

Mar 31, 2014

My academic blogging experiment

One semester, one topic

OK, wow, I’ve been reading Psyc 406 blogs all week, which are arriving at a rapid pace, and I am marveling at the quality. It is frankly shocking how good they are, although each is worth a mere 2 — 4 %…

Cookie Run

Mar 25, 2014

The PACE Program

Recently, I read a blog post by a fellow classmate who asked for opinions about the Program for the Advancement of Career…

Stephen Stotland, Ph.D. in Psyc 406

Mar 24, 2014

I’m loving the blogs

a suggestion

I'm really enjoying the blogs in Psyc 406. Many of the posts are informative as well as very well written, but perhaps could be improved by adding a bit more explicit discussion of the testing and measurement issues that are being addressed.

Stephen Stotland, Ph.D. in Psyc 406

Mar 23, 2014

How to analyze your test data

fear not

Your test is made up of a series of questions, each scored on some basis (T/F, several choices, etc.). You need to examine how those questions (test items) “work.” That is to say, how do people answer them? What is the average, or the…