The learning environment of the course provides a set of resources that every student can decide how to combine to cover the agenda and pass the continuous assessment. There is no indispensable resource except the study.

The subject has two large groups of resources:

1) Resources that allow the student to make a first introduction to each unity (Moodle classroom, theoretical classes, practical classes) and

2) Resources that allow the student to deepen and make a detailed study of each topic (general bibliography of the subject, working document of each topic).

The first resources (introductory) embrace approximately 1/3 of the hours that are signed if the subject is approved (24 hours of theoretical classes + 20 hours of practical classes = 44 hours of face-to-face sessions).

The deepening resources rest fundamentally on the student’s independent work (study) and account for 2/3 of the subject (95.5h of independent work + 7.5h of tutorials).

Generally, evidence 1 and 3 (exams) include 50%-60% questions relating to introductory resources and 40%-50% questions relating to deepening resources.

The working document for each subject

The subject has a document that guides the independent work of each topic specifying what you need to know to fully embrace the topic, the sources to work on this topic and a guided proposal of questions to be answered, practical cases and exercises of critical analysis or guided reflection

The reason for the 2/3 and continuous learning

It should be remembered that although face-to-face sessions cover 44 hours of the subject's total (24 hours of theory and 20 hours of practice = 1/3 of the subject) independent learning covers 95.5 hours (2/3).

The subject is designed for continuous work. It consists of 18 topics that are introduced in a theoretical, practical class or both, spread over 20 weeks (from September to January).

It is expected that the student will be able to dedicate a good part of these 95.5 hours of independent work throughout the 20 weeks of the course, avoiding accumulating volumes of material that are difficult to embrace intensively.

Dividing the 95.5h of independent work over the 20 weeks from the start of the course to evidence 3, we get 4.75h per week, of which it is recommended to dedicate between 1h and 3h to the efficient study of PCV.

Effective time management and the use of study techniques for higher education are useful tools to optimize continuous work.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

For any questions, you may consult the link to the Assessment Guidelines for the degree programmes of the Faculty of Psychology 2026-27 (approved by the Standing Committee on 18 May 2026): https://www.uab.cat/doc/DOC_PautesAvaluacio_2026

The continuous assessment of the course consists of 3 learning evidences:

• Ev1 (Exam 1): Multiple-choice test with 30-45 questions covering approximately the first half of the syllabus. It is an individual, written, in-person evidence, corresponding to the first assessment period (see assessment calendar). It accounts for 40% of the weighted average of the course.

Feedback: In Theory class (exam discussion; week 10) + tutorial session (exam review, weeks 11-12).

• Ev2 (Case): Design of a diagnostic exercise to be facilitated in the classroom. It is a collective evidence (carried out in groups). First, the written exercise must be submitted via Moodle. Subsequently, what is assessed is the facilitation of the exercise in the classroom. It accounts for 10% of the weighted average.

Feedback: In situ comments on the classroom facilitation (weeks 10 to 15) + Rubric via Moodle (weeks 11 to 18).

• Ev3 (Exam 2): Multiple-choice test with 30-45 questions covering approximately the second half of the syllabus. It is an individual, written, in-person evidence, corresponding to the second assessment period (see assessment calendar). It accounts for 50% of the weighted average.

Feedback: Tutorial session (exam review, week 20).

NOTE: The translation into Spanish of in-person assessment tests will be provided if the requirements established in Article 263 are met and the request is submitted electronically (e-form).

Condition of “assessable”

A student who has submitted learning evidences with a weight equal to or greater than 40% of the total grade will be considered assessable.

Course passed

The course will be passed when the weighted average grade of all compulsory evidences (Ev1, Ev2, Ev3) is equal to or greater than 5.0 and, in addition, a grade equal to or greater than 4.0 has been obtained in each of the in-person assessment tests contributing 20% or more to the final grade, namely Ev1 and Ev3.

If these requirements are not met, the maximum grade to be recorded in the academic transcript will be 4.5 points.

Final grade

The final grade for the course will be calculated using the following weighted average:

Final grade = (Ev1 × 0.40) + (Ev2 × 0.10) + (Ev3 × 0.50)

The grades for the continuous assessment of the course, before reassessment, will be expressed with one decimal place. Rounding up to the next integer will be applied when such rounding allows for a qualitative change in the grade and the grade is only one tenth away from that change. Examples: pass: 4.85 → 4.9 = 5.0; merit: 6.85 → 6.9 = 7.0; excellent: 8.85 → 8.9 = 9.0.

Reassessment

Reassessment is final and will take place during the reassessment period established by the Faculty.

Students may be eligible for reassessment if they meet the following conditions:

• They have not passed the course in the continuous assessment, either because the weighted average is below 5.0 or because they have not achieved a minimum grade of 4.0 in one of the in-person assessment tests with a weight equal to or greater than 20% of the final grade, namely Ev1 and/or Ev3.
• They have obtained a continuous assessment grade equal to or greater than 3.5.
• They have been assessed in activities accounting for at least 2/3 of the total grade; in this course, this means having completed at least the two in-person tests Ev1 and Ev3.

The reassessment test will consist of a written multiple-choice test. Students must retake the part or parts corresponding to the in-person tests not passed: Ev1, Ev3 or both. If the weighted average is below 5.0 but the grades for Ev1 and Ev3 are equal to or greater than 4.0, the student must retake the two examinable parts of the course.

Ev2 cannot be reassessed, given its collective and applied nature and its connection to in-person classroom facilitation.

The reassessment test may include questions based on any of the teaching resources used in the course, especially the readings, study materials and learning activities included in the students’ autonomous work.

To pass the course after reassessment, students must obtain a minimum final grade of 5.0 and a grade equal to or greater than 4.0 in each of the in-person tests reassessed. If a student undertakes reassessment, the maximum possible numerical grade for the course will be 6.5 out of 10.

Students enrolled for the second time or later

Students enrolled for the second or subsequent time are not expected to be assessed through a single non-reassessable synthesis test.

Single assessment

The single assessment will take place on the same date and within the same time slot as Ev3, corresponding to the second assessment period established by the Faculty.

The single assessment test will consist of 3 parts, equivalent to the evidences included in the continuous assessment:

• Ev3 exam: multiple-choice test on the second part of the course syllabus. This test will be taken together with the continuous assessment students sitting Ev3. It will last approximately 90 minutes and will account for 50% of the final grade.
• Exam equivalent to Ev1: multiple-choice test on the first part of the course syllabus. It will last approximately 90 minutes and will account for 40% of the final grade.
• Practical evidence equivalent to Ev2: practical test, oral or written, focused on the construction, analysis or resolution of one or more clinical cases. This part may include the design of one or more cases illustrating the disorders indicated in the prompt, as well as answers to practical questions similar to those worked on in the practical sessions and in Ev2. These questions may refer, among other aspects, to the identification of indicators of abnormality, diagnosis, differential diagnosis and the etiological factors involved. It will last approximately 30 minutes and will account for 10% of the final grade.

Duration of the single assessment: approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes.

The final grade for the single assessment will be calculated according to the following weighting:

Final grade = (part equivalent to Ev1 × 0.40) + (part equivalent to Ev2 × 0.10) + (Ev3 × 0.50)

To pass the course through the single assessment, students must obtain a weighted average grade equal to or greater than 5.0 and a grade equal to or greater than 4.0 in each of the in-person assessment tests contributing 20% or more to the final grade, namely the parts equivalent to Ev1 and Ev3. If these requirements are not met, the maximum grade to be recorded in the academic transcript will be 4.5 points.

The same reassessment system as for continuous assessment will apply. Likewise, the same “not assessable” criterion and the same procedure for reviewing the final grade as in the continuous assessment will apply.

NOTE: The single assessment must be requested electronically (e-form) within the specific period (more information on the Faculty website).

Restricted use of AI

For this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted exclusively for support tasks, such as bibliographic or information searches, text correction or translations. Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated using this technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools have influenced the process and the final outcome of the activity. Failure to be transparent about the use of AI in this assessable activity will be considered a breach of academic honesty and may result in a partial or total penalty in the grade for the activity, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.