Synergizing CDIO Framework and Sustainable DevelopmentGoals in Psychological Assessment

This paper investigates the integration of the CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement, Operate) framework and the Sustainable Development ‎Goals (SDGs) into psychological assessment teaching and analyzes the impact of this integration on student competencies. Data collected ‎from 134 psychology students showed that the combined integration significantly and positively predicted competency levels. The ‎combined integration significantly and favorably predicted competency levels, according to data gathered from the respondents (R ‎‎= 0.618; R2 = 0.382; F(2, 131) = 40.478; p < 0.001). In the CDIO model's practical phases, Implement (M = 3.49) and Operate (M = 3.44), ‎students reported the greatest gains, indicating a successful integration of theory and practice. Students' ethical and global understanding of ‎psychological evaluation was enhanced by the integration, particularly with regard to SDGs 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) and 3 (Good ‎Health and Well-Being). Students were less confident in theoretical issues, such as differentiating between classical and modern test theories ‎‎(M = 2.79 and M = 2.78, respectively), but they expressed high confidence in applied competencies, particularly in the administration and ‎use of assessment tools (M = 3.32). Overall, the findings demonstrate how crucial it is to incorporate CDIO and SDG ideas into ‎Psychological Assessment teaching materials in order to improve competency-based learning and ensure future psychometricians are ‎prepared professionally‎.