Duration
30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits
| Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy | 6 crédits | |||
| Bachelor in psychology and education : general | 6 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course offers an introduction to the main statistical methods used in psychology and speech-language therapy. It covers fundamental concepts such as:
- types of variables,
- measures of central tendency and dispersion,
- the normal distribution,
- probability calculations,
- confidence intervals,
- hypothesis testing and inferential statistics.
- the chi-square test for categorical data,
- the Student's t-test for paired or independent samples,
- non-parametric tests,
- correlations and linear regressions.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Analyze data from scientific studies in psychology, speech-language therapy, or educational sciences using basic statistical techniques, and accurately interpret the results.
- Read and understand the findings of scientific studies that include elementary statistical analyses.
- Compute the statistics required for administering standardized tests in psychology and speech-language therapy (e.g., Z-scores).
- Adopt a critical perspective on the generalization of conclusions based on sample measurements.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The course requires a good knowledge of basic mathematics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Practical online exercises, available through eCampus, accompany each chapter of the course and provide students with immediate feedback on their answers. Additionally, three sets of summary exercises are offered online to reinforce learning.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Blended learning
Additional information:
The theoretical lessons are organised face-to-face, whereas the practical exercices are online.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
- MyULiège
Further information:
Course materials are provided in the form of a theoretical syllabus and an exercise syllabus. All resources are primarily available through the eCampus platform.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Additional information:
An open book written exam is organized at the end of the course. The questions essentially involve problem solving and data analysis.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
Teacher: E. Quertemont, Tel: 04/366.21.05, equertemont@uliege.be
Practicals: V. Didone, Tel: 04/366.22.63, vdidone@uliege.be