Foundations of psychological testing : a practical approach
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Foundations of psychological testing : a practical approach
SAGE, c2013
4th ed
- : cloth
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 574-592) and indexes
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Foundations of Psychological Testing: A Practical Approach provides students with a clear and accessible introduction to the field of psychological testing. The primary objective of this text is not to dwell on the details of individual psychological tests, but to focus on the testing process and the core psychometric concepts required to gain an appreciation of how to use and interpret tests properly. Written in response to a growing need for a textbook on psychological testing conducive to student learning, this book gives students an understanding of the basic concepts, issues, and tools used in psychological testing. It then effectively illustrates how these concepts, issues, and tools are relevant to everyday educational, clinical, and organizational settings.
Table of Contents
SECTION I: OVERVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING 1. What Are Psychological Tests? 2. Why Is Psychological Testing Important? 3. Is There a Right or Wrong Way to Use Psychological Tests? 4. How Does Computerized Testing Work? SECTION II: PSYCHOMETRIC PRINCIPLES 5. How Do Test Users Interpret Test Scores? 6. What Is Test Reliability? 7. How Do We Gather Evidence of Validity Based on the Content of a Test? 8. How Do We Gather Evidence of Validity Based on a Test's Relationships With External Criteria? 9. How Do We Gather Evidence of Validity Based on a Test's Relation to Constructs? SECTION III: DEVELOPING AND PILOTING SURVEYS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS 10. How Do We Construct, Administer, and Use Survey Data? 11. How Do We Develop a Test? 12. How Do We Assess the Psychometric Quality of a Test? SECTION IV: USING TESTS IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS 13. How Are Tests Used in Educational Settings? 14. How Are Tests Used in Clinical and Counseling Settings? 15. How Are Tests Used in Organizational Settings? Appendix A: Test Spotlights Appendix B: Guidelines for Critiquing a Psychological Test Appendix C: Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education Appendix D: Table of Critical Values for Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficients
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