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Correcting fallacies about educational and psychological testing /

"Standardized testing is used for diagnosis, selection, and measuring of achievement in many social fields, including psychology, education, employment, and professional credentialing. Its benefits are numerous and substantial but are not well articulated or well publicized. Measurement special...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Phelps, Richard P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2009.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Logical fallacies used to dismiss the evidence on intelligence testing / Linda S. Gottfredson
  • Psychological diagnostic testing : addressing challenges in clinical applications of testing / Janet F. Carlson and Kurt F. Geisinger
  • Educational achievement testing : critiques and rebuttals / Richard P. Phelps
  • College admission testing : myths and realities in an age of admissions hype / Wayne J. Camara
  • Criticisms of employment testing : a commentary / Ernest H. O'Boyle Jr. and Michael A. McDaniel
  • Mission--protect the public : licensure and certification testing in the 21st century / Stephen G. Sireci and Ronald K. Hambleton
  • Mistaken impressions of large-scale cognitive diagnostic testing / Jacqueline P. Leighton
  • Summary and discussion / Richard P. Phelps and Linda S. Gottfredson.