Assessment

The assessment of the subject contains individual and collective or group evidence of learning for a maximum of 5 students, according to the assessment guidelines set by the Faculty of Psychology (https://www.uab.cat/doc/DOC_Pautes_Avaluacio_2022_2023). Three learning evidences have been designed, with different weights each, which allow for continuous assessment.

A. Collective learning evidence (EV2). This evidence is carried out in groups of a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 5 students. The undeveloped sections (interpretation of psychometric tests administered, summary and expert considerations, and conclusions for the case) of a written expert report will be finalised. The total mark for this evidence of learning is worth a maximum of 40% of the final mark for the module.

B. Individual learning evidence. Two evidences have been designed: 1) Practical tests (EV3). A minimum of 3 written tests. This evidence consists of a written multiple choice multiple choice test, in classroom mode, of 5 questions on a forensic case of a specific topic given in the module in classroom format. The practical case will be placed in the moodle, with time prior to attending the seminar involved in order to be worked on by the student, and the 5 multiple choice questions will be answered during the last part of the class with a discussion in the classroom on the correct answers to the case. The total mark for this evidence of learning is worth a maximum of 40% of the final mark for the module; 2) Oral defence of the work (EV1). The student is asked to write a short written report, constructive criticism detailing successes and points for improvement, no longer than one page, on the professional performance of a psychologist during an oral hearing, either recorded or in which the student has been able to attend the trial in person. The procedure may be civil or criminal. The total mark for this learning evidence is worth a maximum of 20% of the final mark for the module.

In order to obtain a final grade for the module or subject, which is between 0 and 10, the student must have presented the 3 proposed learning evidences. The final grade for the module is made up of the following formulation: Final grade= [(EV1x0.2) + (EV2x0.4) + (EV3x0.4)]. Each of the learning evidences has a previously indicated weighted weight.

Definition of evaluable student-student: a student who has completed all the proposed learning evidences with a weight equal to or higher than 4 points (40%) will be considered as "evaluable".

Definition of passing the module-subject: a student has passed the subject-module when he/she has presented all the proposed learning evidences, obtaining a minimum total of 5 points in the continuous assessment, with a minimum of 3.5 points or more (on a scale of 0-10) in learning evidences 2 and 3. In case of not achieving this requirement the maximum grade that the student can obtain is 4.9 points (fail). The student who does NOT present all the learning evidences will NOT pass the subject-module, even if the global computation of the grade is equal or higher than 5. Once the subject-module has been passed (grade > 5) NO systems can be established to improve the final grade.

Make-up test. Only those students who have a continuous assessment grade higher or equal than 3.5 points, but lower than 5 points, will be able to take this test. In order to be eligible for this test, students must have been previously assessed in a set of activities, the weight of which is equivalent to a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade of the subject-module. This recovery test will consist of 40 written multiple-choice questions corresponding to the content taught in the 12 seminars that make up the module. This recovery test does not serve to raise a mark if a student has already passed it. Evidences 1 to 3 cannot be recovered as they are continuous assessment activities, individual or group, throughout the course. The maximum mark that a student who takes the recovery test can obtain in the overall subject is a 5.

It is not foreseen that students in the second or subsequent registration will be assessed by means of a single synthesis test.