Modern Measurement

Theory, Principles, and Applications of Mental Appraisal

Steven J. Osterlind (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

512 Seiten

2005
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-13-025590-7 (ISBN)

Infos

From one of the best-known scholars in the field of tests and measurement, comes an authoritative, up-to-date, and comprehensive treatment of the oft-misunderstood and contentious field of making mental measurements, written for the advanced student and measurement professional.  The author covers the good and the bad of each area within the field, carefully explaining the psychometrics, from classical and modern scale development, to validity evaluation, to traditional and current conceptions of reliability, to modern standard setting techniques, equating scales, and advances in test delivery and administration, as well as accomodating special circumstances.

Throughout the text, there are many examples and relevant stories to hold the readers interest; and, it is organized in a way that makes it easy to locate specific topics.  It is replete with up-to-date references, making it a wonderful resource for more detailed and scholarly study into many aspects of tests and measurement.

Inhalt

PART I.     Introductory Considerations.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Psychological Measurement.

Chapter 2. Statistical Concepts, Probability, Expectations, and More.

PART II.    Classical Theory and Validity.

Chapter 3. Classical Test Theory.

Chapter 4. Validity.

Chapter 5. Traditional Reliability Strategies.

PART III.    Scaling Tests.



Chapter 6. Dimensional Scaling and Norming.

Chapter 7. The Normal Curve and Distributional Statistics.

PART IV.    Constructing Tests.

Chapter 8. Constructing Items and Exercises for Tests.

Chapter 9. Performance-Related Measures.

PART V.    Modern Approaches: IRT and Generalizability.

Chapter 10. Modern Scaling with Item Response Theory.

Chapter 11. Modern Reliability Analysis: Generalizability Theory.

PART VI.    Analyzing Tests.

Chapter 12. Examining Individual Test Items and Exercises.

Chapter 13. Examining Whole Tests.

PART VII.    Further Testing Issues.

Chapter 14. Establishing Standards.

Chapter 15. Equivalence: Linking and Equating.

Chapter 16. test Administration: Modes and Special Considerations.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.5.2005
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 191 x 235 mm
• Gewicht: 916 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Test in der Psychologie
• ISBN-10: 0-13-025590-4 / 0130255904
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-025590-7 / 9780130255907
• Zustand: Neuware