The Handbook of Psychological Testing
Published on 7. January 1993
Book
Hardback
656 pages
978-0-415-05480-5 (ISBN)
Description
This handbook provides a guide to all aspects of psychological testing - psychometric theory and its application in the construction of tests, applied psychometrics in the vocational, educational, occupational and clinical fields, and an evaluative list of the best psychological tests. The author includes accounts of classical test theory including factor analysis and item characteristic curve theories. This description of the different types of test reveals their strengths and weaknesses for test users, and the author discusses their applications in various practical fields of psychology. Finally he provides a description and evaluation of the best tests so far produced. Appendices of formulae and definitions of technical terms are included to aid understanding of the text. The result is a book which handles complex mathematics with considerable clarity, and provides a clear account of psychometrics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Adult education
Illustrations
glossary, indexes
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
920 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-05480-5 (9780415054805)
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New editions
Paul Kline
Handbook of Psychological Testing
Book
10/1999
2nd Edition
Routledge
€141.13
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Content
Part 1 Psychometric theory and method: reliability of tests; practical issues; the validity of psychological tests; the classical model of test error; standardizing the test; Rasch Scaling and other scales; computerized and tailored testing; factor analysis - rotation of factors and other topics; test construction - the Criterion-Keyed method, factor analytic and item analytic methods, other methods. Part 2 Types of psychological tests: rationale and problems; intelligence tests; ability tests; aptitude and attainment tests; personality questionnaires; projective and objective tests of personality; interest and motivation tests; the use and interpretation of tests; tests in educational psychology; psychometric tests in clinical psychology; tests in counselling and guidance; psychological tests in occupational and industrial psychology; psychological tests - lists, descriptions and evaluations; intelligence tests; ability, aptitude and attainment tests; personality questionnaires; projective and objective tests; motivation and interest tests; measures of attitude.