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Essentials of psychological testing /
"An engaging, practical guide to psychological testingEssentials of Psychological Testing, 2nd Edition is a fully updated and revised overview of the basic principles of psychometrics, including the information needed to understand and evaluate tests. It contains everything you need to know abo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley and Sons,
2014.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Essentials of behavioral science series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Essentials of Behavioral Science Series; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Series Preface; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction to Psychological Tests and Their Uses; Psychological Tests; Psychological Tests as Tools; Psychological Tests as Products; History of Psychological Testing; Other Developments in Psychological Testing; Current Uses of Psychological Tests; Psychological Assessment Versus Psychological Testing; Test User Qualifications; Sources of Information About Tests; Chapter Two: Essential Statistics for Testing; Measurement.
- Variables and ConstantsThe Meaning of Numbers; Types of Statistics; The Normal Curve Model; Uses of the Normal Curve Model; Essentials of Correlation and Regression; Correlation Coefficients; Conclusion; Chapter Three: Essentials of Test Score Interpretation; Raw Scores; Frames of Reference for Test Score Interpretation; Norm-Referenced Test Interpretation; Intertest Comparisons; Criterion-Referenced Test Interpretation; Chapter Four: Essentials of Reliability; Truth and Error in Psychological Measurement; The Relativity of Reliability; Sources of Error in Psychological Testing.
- Reliability in Test UseReliability Considerations in Test Interpretation; Conclusion; Chapter Five: Essentials of Validity; Historical Perspectives on Validity; Current Perspectives on Validity; Sources of Validity Evidence; Concluding Comments; Chapter Six: Essential Test Item Considerations; The Context of Item Analysis: Test Development; Test Item Types; Classical Methods of Item Analysis; Item Response Theory; Item Fairness; Explorations in Item Development and Scoring; Chapter Seven: Essentials of Ethical Test Use; Sources of Information on Ethical Use of Tests.
- Essentials of Test SelectionEssentials of Test Administration And Scoring; Essentials of Test Score Interpretation and Reporting; Conclusion; Appendix A Commercially Available Tests Mentioned in the Text; Appendix B Internet Addresses of Test Publishers and Distributors; Appendix C Table of Areas and Ordinates of the Normal Curve; References; Index; About the Author; End User License Agreement.