Research and Statistics II

AY 2023-24

AURO UNIVERSITY
#earthspace,Bhatpore,HaziraRoad Surat
394510, Gujarat

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Course Title: Research and Statistics II

Course Code: No. of Credits: 4

Department: Faculty name: Megh Goswami

Email id: megh.goswami@auoruniversity.edu.in
School of Liberal Arts and Human Contact number: 7793012233
Sciences

Pre-Requisite: NA

Learning weeks: 14

Student intake: NA

Course type: CORE

Course difficulty level: MODERATE

Offered in Academic Year: 2024 Semester: 6th

Offered in Programme: BA/ BA (Hons) Psychology

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Unit Topic of the Con Weightag Bloom’s C PS Elements of Relevance to Relation to Gender(G),
no. Unit tact e Taxonom O O Employability Local(L)/ Environment &
Hou y (Emp)/ National(N)/ Sustain ability (ES), &
rs Entrepreneursh Regional(R)/ Human Values (HV) &
ip (Ent)/ Skill Glob al (G) Professional Ethics
Development development (PE)
(SD) al needs

1 The Nature 15 25 1,2,3 1,2, Emp, SD L,N,R,G HV, PE

and Uses of 1,2 4
Psychological
Testing

2 15 25 1,5,4 2,3 2,3 SD, Ent L,N,R,G G,ES,HV,PE

,4
Psychological
Tests

3 Tests of 15 25 2,3,4 2,3 1,2, Ent, SD L,N,R,G G,ES,HV,PE

Personality 3

4 Statistical 15 25 1,2,4, 3,4 2,3, Emp,Ent,SD L,N,R,G G,ES,HV,PE

tools , 5

Course Overview
Psychology as a science is dedicated to objective understanding of the complex world and its
functioning. Specialised tools and techniques are designed to study behaviour along with
mental and physical processes underlying the behaviour. An empirical approach is undertaken
to test and understand the numerous psychological theories. Evidence based research enables
deeper understanding of ideas (in the form of theories and hypotheses) when they are tested
against the real world (in the form of empirical observations), and those observations lead to
more ideas that are tested against the real world, and so on. The study of this module will
equip students to undertake this journey from inception of the idea to its final testing and
application stage. Studying theories and procedures and learning to form testable statements

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 and using statistical analysis for research will enhance their critical thinking and enable them
to acquire skills for research and contribute to the scientific world of Psychology.

Course Outcomes (COs)

After completion of this course, the learners will be able to

Sl. No. Description Bloom’s level*

CO1 Learners will be able to apply the basic statistical concepts 1&2
and methods.

CO2 Learners will be equipped with knowledge and skills for 3& 4
data handling and analysis.
CO3 Learners will be able to understand the basic concepts of 2&3
Psychological testing

CO4 Learners will be able to practice the applications and 4&5

understand the issues involved in psychological testing
CO5 Apply the learning of research methodology in their 3
research work and practice
*1.Remember, 2.Understand, 3.Apply, 4.Analyze, 5.Evaluate, 6.Create

Program Outcomes (POs)

After completion of this programme, the learners will be able to

Sl. No. Description Bloom’s level*

PO1 Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and practice of various 2
aspects of integral education- physical, vital, mental, and spiritual
PO2 Demonstrate an understanding of methods, skills, tools and systems used in 3
a variety of disciplines, and historical, theoretical, scientific, technological,
philosophical, and ethical bases in a variety of disciplines; demonstrate
interdisciplinary connections between two or more liberal arts areas.
PO3 Demonstrate critical thinking and evaluation skills in relation to 3&4
psychological concepts, theories and models
PO4 Make connections amongst various methods and tools for research 4
PO5 Demonstrate a coherent and systematic knowledge and understanding of 3&4
psychological tools
PO6 Demonstrate the ability to think, identify and critically analyze various 3
testing methods
PO7 Apply subject-specific skills develop an ethical and moral responsibility 3&4
among fellow humans in order to see and respect differences in and among
various species and life-forms and learn to transcend them
*1. Remember, 2.Understand, 3.Apply, 4.Analyze, 5.Evaluate, 6.Create

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Program Specific Outcomes (PSOs)
The learners of this programme will attain:
Sl. No. Description
PSO1 Demonstrate skills in psychological testing, research analyzing and conducting social
science research
PSO2 Demonstrate critical thinking and evaluation skills in relation to psychological concepts,
theories and models
PSO3 Apply theoretical principles in understanding the cognitive, affective, social, and
behavioral aspects of Behavior.

PSO4 Practice basic concepts of diagnosis and interventions.

PSO5 Reflect on issues related to the self and apply psychological principles in understanding
and dealing with others
PSO 6 Comprehend the skills and abilities required in various branches of psychology
PSO 7 Evaluate their own interests and make informed choices in relation to further studies and
employment

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Content CO mapping Bloom’s
level

Unit-1: The Nature and Uses of Psychological Testing CO1, 2 1,2,3

Definition of a Test

Types of Tests

Origins of Psychological Testing

CO3,4,5 2,3,4,5

Unit-2-Psychological Tests
(Active Learning: Discussion on Traits of Intelligence)

Tests of Intelligence

Theories of Intelligence

Weschler Scales: WAIS IV

WISC IV, Stanford Binet Scales

Assessment

Unit-3: Tests of Personality CO3,4,5 2,3,4,5

(Integral Education: Sri Aurobindo on Personality)
MMPI

BIG FIVE personality factors

Projective Techniques

- Rorschach Tests

- Thematic Apperception Test

Unit-4: Statistical tools CO

-Correlation

-Correlation using MS Excel.

- Chi Square

Writing a Research Report CO

Evaluating

APA format 7 edition

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 Assessment Scheme
Sr. No. Particulars Marks Weightage Net Week CO
attainment
Weightage
A1 Written Assignment 15 100% 15 As per CO01 & 02
Marks examinatio
n calendar
A2 Written Test 20 100% 20 As per CO02 & 03
Marks examinatio
n calendar
A3 Presentations 10 100% 15 As per CO03 & 04
examinatio
Marks
n calendar
A4 Attendance 5 100% 5
Marks
A4 End semester 100 50% 50 As declared CO1-CO5
examination by
examinatio
n office
Total 100%

1. Oral Presentation with PPT, Marks 15

Rubrics
Excellent Meets Approaches Needs
expectations expectations improvement

Marks 4 3 2 1
Delivery • Holds attention • Consistent • Displays • Holds no eye
of entire use of direct minimal eye contact with
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Adequate volume, audience with eye contact contact with audience, as
appropriate pace, the use of direct with audience, audience, entire report is
diction, personal eye contact, but still while reading read from
appearance, seldom looking returns to mostly from notes
enthusiasm/energy, at notes notes the notes
• Speaks in
posture, effective use
• Speaks with • Speaks in low volume
of visual aids
fluctuation in uneven and/ or
• Speaks with
volume and volume with monotonous
satisfactory
inflection to little or no tone, which
4 Marks variation of
maintain inflection causes
volume and
audience interest audience to
inflection • Is
and emphasize disengage
uncomfortabl
key points • Is at ease
e with • Does not
with expected
• Demonstrates information have grasp of
answers to all
full knowledge and is able to information
questions,
by answering all answer only and cannot
without
class questions rudimentary answer
elaboration
with questions questions
explanations and about subject •
elaboration

Content • Provides clear • Has • Attempts to Does not

purpose and somewhat define clearly define
Importance of topic,
subject; clear purpose purpose and subject and
relevance, accuracy
pertinent and subject; subject; purpose;
of facts, overall
examples, facts, some provides provides weak
treatment of topic
and/or statistics; examples, weak or no support
supports facts, and/or examples, of subject;
conclusions/idea statistics that facts, and/ or gives
4 Marks s with evidence support the statistics, insufficient
subject; which do not support for
• Topic is tightly
includes some adequately ideas or
focused and
data or support the conclusions
relevant;
evidence that subject;
presentation •Topic lacks
supports includes very
contains relevance or
conclusions thin data or
accurate focus;
evidence
information with • Topic is presentation
no fact errors adequately • Topic contains
focused and would benefit multiple fact
relevant; from more errors
major facts focus;
are accurate presentation
and generally contains
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 complete some fact
errors or
omissions
Organization/ Ideas are Most ideas are Some ideas Ideas are not
Clarity presented in in logical not presented presented in
logical order order with in proper proper order;
Appropriate
with effective adequate order; transition are
introduction, body,
transitions transitions transitions are lacking
and conclusions;
between major between most needed between major
logical ordering of
ideas; major ideas; between ideas; several
ideas; transitions
presentation is presentation is some ideas; parts of
between major points
clear and generally some parts of presentation
concise clear and presentation are wordy or
understandabl may be unclear
4 Marks e wordy or
unclear
- Presentation Additional Presentation
provides depth needed does not
Completeness
adequate in places; provide
Level of detail, depth; few important adequate
depth, appropriate needed details information depth; key
length, adequate are omitted; omitted or details are
background of major ideas not fully omitted or
information adequately developed; undeveloped;
developed; presentation presentation is
presentation is is too short or too short or
3 Marks within too long too long
specified
length

2. Written Assignment

Rubrics

Excellent Good Meets Need Needs much

expectations improvemen improvement
Approach
t
es
expectatio
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Marks 6 5 4 3 2 1

-Explanation -Explanation Explanation is - - -Lacks

is clear, is clear, good and Explanati Explanation understandin
perfectly closely match justifies the on is is somewhat g of the
6 match the the writing writing task fairly vague concepts.
Marks writing task, task, and clear and and/or only Explanation
and provide provide fresh matches loosely is not clear.
Explan fresh insight insight the related to No relation
-Organisation
ation writing the writing to the writing
of ideas
of task task, and/or task
addresses the
concep unimaginati
- Sequence of -Organisation important
t, ve
ideas is of ideas aspects in
Organi
effective. addresses the order - -Unclear
zation
Transitions ideas and Organizati organization
of
are smooth presents a on of - Some and/or
ideas,
and effective clear picture. -Paper is ideas signs of organizationa
and
written in own supports logical l plan is
Origin
words with explanatio organization inappropriate
ality
- Written and -Written and less than 40% n. in support of to
explained in explained similarity Transition the explanation
owns words with less than s are explanation.
35% generally Transitions
similarity appropriat are abrupt,
e. illogical,
However, and/or - More than
sequence ineffective 80% part is
of ideas copy pasted
could be from the Text
improved book/Internet
- More than
sources
50% part is
copy pasted
- Major from the
part of Text
paper is book/Interne
written in t sources
owns
words

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- unique. demonstrate a demonstra are very copy pasted
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strong relation te general or from
Marks Details are
with the adequate broad. textbook/inte
germane,
concept relation Vaguely rnet.
original, and
with the related to Examples are
Gram convincingly
concept the concept simplistic or
mar interpreted
-Paper undeveloped,
and or
contains some
Langu inappropriate
minor errors - Paper - Paper
gae - Paper or off-topic
contains contains
contains no
less than more than 3
errors in
-Language is 1-3 errors grammatical
grammar,
clear and in , - Paper
punctuation or
precise with grammar, punctuation contains
spelling
good use of punctuatio and spelling numerous
jargon n and errors grammatical,
spelling punctuation,
- Language is and spelling
clear and with errors
- Language
proper use of
- is confusing
Jargon
Language occasionally
is - Language is
understan confusing
dable and hard to
follow
throughout

Forma ----- —------ No formatting Proper Formatting Formatting

tting errors. Fonts formatting followed, not followed.
& size are with , citations and Fonts, size
maintained minor referencing and
4 errors is not proper justification
Errors in APA
Marks related to in APA not followed,
style format,
Citation format APA style
citation and
and referencing
references
Referenci and citation
ng in not followed
APA style

Plagiarims > 30 %

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Suggested Readings and References

1. Chadha, N.K. (2009) Applied Psychometry. Sage Pub: New Delhi

2. Chadha, N.K. (1991) Statistics for Behavioral and Social Sciences. Reliance Pub.
House: New Delhi
3. Mangal, S.K. (2012).Statistics in Psychology & Education.(2nd Ed). New Delhi:
PHI learning Pvt. Ltd.
5. Willig, C. (2001). Introducing qualitative research in psychology: Adventures in
theory and method. Philadelphia : Open University Press

Mapping of COs and POs

COs/ PO PO PO PO PO PO PO
01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Pos
CO 01 1 2 3

CO 02 3 2 2 2 1

CO 03 3 2 2 2 2

CO 04 2 2 2 3

CO 05 3 3 2

CO 06 3 2 2 2 2

Note: Degree of relevance: 1-weak , 2-moderate, 3-strong, - Nil

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