Intelligence Test Project

Objective: Construct a psychological measurement that validly (and hopefully reliably) measures the intelligence of an individual. This test should assess intelligence defined by your group.


Requirements: (Things to include)
1. Name of your test, testing agency, group members.
2. Definition of intelligence. Your peers will be assessing if you were able to create an intelligence that that measures what you defined.
3. Norming population. What is your target population? How would you go about obtaining a representative sample for your target population? What procedures would you use to “norm” the test?
4. Administration procedure. How would the test be administered? Group? Individually? Are the directions to be read? What age group? ANY thing else that could be useful to individuals that would be administering the test. Are the administration guidelines clear?
5. Scoring procedure. How does the administrator score the test? Is there an IQ given? Is it a descriptive score? How are the results presented? And how does the administrator explain the results? Are the scoring guidelines clear?
6. Item analysis. Be sure that EVERY section of the test and EACH question on your test has criterion validity (each item relates to a particular characteristic of intelligence) Does your test measure what it is supposed to measure?

Things to think about:
1. Testing principles – reliability, validity, standardization, research ethics, etc.
2. How are you going to assess your definition? Is there going to be a score? A description? Is your definition measurable?
3. Validity: does the test measure what it is supposed to measure? (Content Validity, Face Validity)
4. Reliability: would your test give similar results if administered more than once (Test-retest Reliability, Split-Half Reliability)
5. Feel free to look at other achievements tests, intelligence tests, etc. for inspiration. DO NOT COPY THEM!!!!!!!!! This is considered to be plagiarism and will result in an F on this assignment as well as disciplinary action.
6. Try to stay true to what you believe is intelligence.

Assessment:
1. On November 1 we will be doing a peer evaluation of your intelligence test.
2. Have 7 COMPLETE copies of your Intelligence Test Project (MUST INCLUDE ALL ELEMENTS)
3. See handout for a copy of the rubric.
4. Your grade will be computed as the following:
     a. Score on the project = (Mrs. Hardwick’s evaluation + Average score from peer evaluation)/2

So in essence, I will add my evaluation score to the AVERAGE score given to you by your peers, then divide by 2. (Averaging the two together) WHY?? It is important that you are not only able to do the task set in front of you, but you are also able to produce a product others can understand. An invaluable skills is to be able to clearly express yourself.

WELCOME BACK!!!

Wednesday, August 18 we begin the 2010-2011 school year. Oh boy did that summer go by fast. I hope all the Psychology students had a summer filled with friends, family and relaxation. Thank you for taking Psychology at BNHS this year - we are going to have a great time! Feel free to peruse this blog at your leisure, checking out previous postings and links included on the site. As always, please let Mrs. H know if you have found an interesting site, video, audio clip, etc. that is applicable to our current topic in Psychology.

AP Reminder

We will be doing the pretest on Sunday at 1 pm. Please let Mrs. H know if you can attend.

AP Review Sessions

We will be meeting on Sunday, January 17 from 1-3 pm to start our review sessions for the AP Exam. Our first task will be to take the 1999 AP Psych Exam as a pre-test. This will assess what we already know and help us determine which areas we need to spend more time studying. After the pre-test we will determine which topics will be covered at the review sessions.

It is recommended that you purchase a review guide to assist you. Here is a google link to some AP Psych Review Guides. AP Psychology Review Guides

Final Exams Over!

Great job on Finals Ladies and Gentlemen! Take the next two weeks to relax and enjoy time with friends and family. AP Students - Don't forget to be reading your book for the book reviews!

Notes for January -

Psychology 1 -

January 4-6 - Beautiful Mind and DSM Worksheet

January 7 - Review Psychological Disorders
January 8 - Unit 6 Test and Book Return

AP Psychology -

January 4-6 - 12 Angry Men

January 7 - Book Reviews

January 9 - Book Reviews

Final Exam Week!

This week final exams are Thursday and Friday.

Schedule is as follows:

Thursday
1st hour - 7:55-9:25
3rd hour - 9:30-11:00
5th hour - 11:05-12:40 - Exam and Study Period
C Lunch - 12:40-1:10
7th hour - 1:15-2:55

Friday
2nd hour - 7:550-9:25
4th hour - 9:30-11:00
5th hour - 11:05-12:40 - Exam and Study Period
C Lunch - 12:45-1:15
6th hour - 1:20-2:55

Good Luck! Don't forget to work on your review packet.