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Tests and assessment

W. Bruce Walsh, Nancy E. Betz

Prentice Hall, c1995

3rd ed

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-460) and indexes

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This text presents basic concepts in tests and assessment and contribute to a more intelligent understanding and use of psychological and educational tests.

Table of Contents

I. FOUNDATIONS OF TESTS AND ASSESSMENT. 1. The History and Meaning of Assessment. 2. Basic Statistical Concepts in Testing and Assessment. 3. Reliability, Validity, and Test Construction. II. THE ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY. 4. Objective Personality Assessment. 5. Projective and Behavioral Personality. III. THE ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE ABILITY. 6. The Nature and Assessment of Intelligence. 7. The Assessment of Aptitudes. 8. The Assessment of Achievement. IV. THE ASSESSMENT OF INTERESTS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. 9. The Assessment of Interest. 10. The Assessment of Work Values, Career Development and Maturity, and Career Indecision. V. THE ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, PERSON- ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION, AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. 11. Environmental Assessment. 12. Person-Environment Psychology and Assessment. 13. Human Development and Assessment. VI. ETHICAL STANDARDS OF TESTS AND ASSESSMENT. 14. Professional and Ethical Standards and Social Issues in Assessment. References. Name Index. Subject Index.

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