Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
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3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
4
B
IUS/07 ,MED/42 ,MED/43
8
A/B/C
MED/09 ,MED/34 ,MED/50 ,M-PSI/08
Prova finale
7
E
-

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Teaching code

4S000162

Credits

1

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-PSI/03 - PSYCHOMETRICS

Period

LOGO 2^ ANNO - 2^ SEMESTRE dal Feb 1, 2017 al Mar 17, 2017.

To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link:  Course organization

Learning outcomes

The lectures are focus on two aims related to the collection of data trough a questionnaire.
The first aim concerns the construction of a new questionnaire, the adaption of an existing instrument and the different ways of data collection.
The second aim concerns an introduction on the R package software for data analysis to be able to verify the psychometric properties of the questionnaire.

Program

A brief description of the program:

L1. How to write the items of a questionnaire, to collect data and prepare a database;
L2. Preparation of the database (continue), coding of the variables and transformation of the reverse;
L3. Analysis of the quality of the data and of the scale;
L4. Introduction of R: descriptive statistics and reliability of the scale;
L5. Exploratory factor analysis

reference:
Chiorri, C. (2011). Teoria e tecnica psicometrica. Milano: McGraw-Hill.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Vito M. R. Muggeo Giancarlo Ferrara Il linguaggio R : concetti introduttivi ed esempi 2005
Dennis Howitt, Duncan Cramer Introduzione alla statistica per psicologia. Con MyLab. Con e-book. Con espansione online. Pearson Education Italia 2014 Durante le lezioni verranno messe a disposizioni delle slide di alcune parti del testo utili per il modulo di psicometria per cui non occorre acquistare il testo.

Examination Methods

Written exam with exercises on Excel and R package

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE