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PSYC21001 - Assessment 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is intended to provide you with knowledge and skill acquisition at Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) Accreditation Standards Level 4, which represents professional and specialised areas of practice competencies necessary for working as a Clinical Psychologist. Specifically, this unit aims to build your competency in theoretically informed selection, administration, interpretation, and integration of standardised psychological testing into broader clinical assessment of cognition, memory and neurodevelopment. You will build knowledge and skills specific to culturally-responsive reflective practice approaches to psychological assessment.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2021

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 40%
2. Written Assessment 30%
3. Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) 15%
4. Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books 15%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE
Feedback
Multiple students reported a discrepancy between the information of assessments and marking rubrics, compared with the comments of the external marker.
Recommendation
The unit coordinator will mark the assessments, so there's better alignment between information provided in lectures and the comments from marking.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator reviewed the assessment instructions and marked all the assessments in this unit.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Several students reported that the marking rubric for the feedback assessment was unclear.
Recommendation
The marking rubric for the feedback asessment will be reviewed and updated.
Action Taken
Marking rubrics and marking criteria were reviewed for all assessments in 2025, to improve the clarity of assessments expectations.
Source: SUTE Unit comments
Feedback
Students appreciated the video resources and the tutorials to aid them in learning psychometric assessments.
Recommendation
The tutorials will continue to be taught live, while the video resources continue to be offered on Moodle.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE Unit comments
Feedback
Students would like to receive video resources, specifically for learning the WIAT-III assessment
Recommendation
The unit coordinator will develop video resources, with a focus on administration and scoring of the WIAT-III assessment.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Critically apply theoretical knowledge and a culturally-responsive scientist-practitioner approach to standardised psychological testing, as situated within the context of comprehensive psychological assessment
  2. Justify and effectively communicate evidence-based interpretation, integration and synthesis of assessment data in oral and written format
  3. Demonstrate competency for critically reflective and culturally-sensitive practice in standardised psychological assessment processes.

These Learning Outcomes are intended to link with the CG17 Master of Clinical Psychology course Learning Outcome "Conduct culturally responsive assessment of psychological disorders to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse populations, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples" (Learning Outcome number 3).

The PSYC21001 Learning Outcomes align with the 2019 Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) Accreditation Standards for Level 4 Graduate Competencies specific to assessment in clinical psychology; 4.2.1.i, 4.2.2.i, 4.2.2.ii, and 4.2.2.iii.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Practical Assessment •
2 - Written Assessment • •
3 - Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) • •
4 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3
1 - Knowledge • • •
2 - Communication •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills • •
4 - Research •
5 - Self-management •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8
1 - Practical Assessment • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • •
3 - Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPs) • • • • •
4 - Learning logs / diaries / Journal / log books • • •