APSY 7465 Psychological Testing
Introduces psychometric theory, selection, and use of standardized aptitude, ability, achievement, interest, and personality tests in the counseling process from a social justice perspective. Includes measurement concepts essential to test interpretation, and experience in evaluating strengths, weaknesses, and biases of various testing instruments. Students will gain laboratory experience in administration, scoring, and interpretation of psychological tests. Spring enrollment Sections 1 & 2. Restricted to MHC students. SC students should not enroll in Sections 1 or 2Spring enrollment Section 5. Restricted to SC students and by instructor permission for MHC students interested in working with youth
Course overview
- Department
- Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.78 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.17 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Jennifer Lipton-O'connor | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 22 |
| Spring 2026 | Maria Theodorakakis | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 19 of 28 |
| Fall 2025 | Paul White | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 10 of 24 |
| Fall 2025 | Shalini Sivathasan | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 16 of 30 |
| Spring 2025 | Alex Pieterse | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | — | 16 of 25 |
| Spring 2025 | Linda Kelly | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 9 |
| Spring 2025 | Shalini Sivathasan | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 17 |
| Fall 2024 | Paul White | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 35 of 59 |
| Spring 2024 | Alyse Diluzio | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 23 |
| Spring 2024 | Katie Randall-Sungar | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 30 of 34 |
| Spring 2024 | Maria Theodorakakis | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 17 of 23 |
| Fall 2023 | Alex Pieterse | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 of 31 |
| Spring 2023 | Alex Pieterse | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 19 of 30 |
| Spring 2023 | Maria Theodorakakis | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | — | 21 of 22 |
| Fall 2022 | Maureen Kenny | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 22 of 30 |
| Spring 2022 | Maria Theodorakakis | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 17 |
| Spring 2022 | Maureen Kenny | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 25 |
| Fall 2021 | Maureen Kenny | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 12 of 20 |
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Instructors
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 05
- Section 01
- Section 02