Practical Psychometrics
A Guide for Test Users
Published on 24. April 2023
206 pages
978-1-4625-5212-2 (ISBN)
Description
Graduate students, instructors, and practitioners in school psychology, special education, counseling, speech-language pathology, clinical psychology, and social work. Serves as a text in master's-level courses such as Psychoeducational Assessment, Cognitive Assessment, Psychological Testing and Assessment, and Appraisal and Assessment in Counseling.
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English
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Guilford Publications
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978-1-4625-5212-2 (9781462552122)
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05/2023
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Benjamin J. Lovett, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, where he teaches courses in psychoeducational assessment, legal and ethical issues for school psychologists, and the history of psychology. Dr. Lovett has over 100 publications, focusing on the assessment of high-incidence disabilities, the provision of testing accommodations, and the nature and management of test anxiety. He also serves as a consultant to schools and testing agencies on disability and assessment issues.
Content
Preface
1. Introduction to Testing
- Four Testing Stories
- A Preview of the Book
- Basic Terms in Testing
- Tests as Assessment Tools
2. Statistical Concepts
- Univariate Descriptive Statistics
- Bivariate Descriptive Statistics: Correlation and Regression
- Group Differences
- Conclusions
- Applied Exercises
3. The Meaning of Test Scores
- Norm-Referenced Scores
- What's Normal? What's Not?
- Issues in Norm-Referenced Score Interpretation
- Conclusions
- Applied Exercises
4. Reliability
- Defining Reliability
- Evaluating a Test's Reliability: Background
- Practical Ways of Estimating Reliability
- Interpreting and Applying Reliability Estimates
- Reliability of Differences and Profiles
- Item Response Theory
- Conclusions
- Applied Exercises
5. Validity
- Tests, Constructs, and Inferences
- Types of Validity Evidence
- Validity and Classification
- Evaluating Validity Evidence
- Conclusions
- Applied Exercises
6. Factor Analysis
- EFA: A Few Motivating Examples
- Reviewing EFA Data
- Factor Analysis and Diagnostic Testing
- Factor Analysis and Validity
- Confirmatory Factor Analysis
- Conclusions
- Applied Exercises
7. Bias and Fairness
- The Problem of Group Differences
- Test Bias and Psychometric Validity
- Contrasting Bias with Other Problems
- Fairness in Test Use
- Conclusions
- Applied Exercises
8. Sharing Test Results
- The Oral Feedback Session
- The Written Report
- Conclusions
Appendix A. Resources for Further Study
Appendix B. Answers for Applied Exercises
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author
1. Introduction to Testing
- Four Testing Stories
- A Preview of the Book
- Basic Terms in Testing
- Tests as Assessment Tools
2. Statistical Concepts
- Univariate Descriptive Statistics
- Bivariate Descriptive Statistics: Correlation and Regression
- Group Differences
- Conclusions
- Applied Exercises
3. The Meaning of Test Scores
- Norm-Referenced Scores
- What's Normal? What's Not?
- Issues in Norm-Referenced Score Interpretation
- Conclusions
- Applied Exercises
4. Reliability
- Defining Reliability
- Evaluating a Test's Reliability: Background
- Practical Ways of Estimating Reliability
- Interpreting and Applying Reliability Estimates
- Reliability of Differences and Profiles
- Item Response Theory
- Conclusions
- Applied Exercises
5. Validity
- Tests, Constructs, and Inferences
- Types of Validity Evidence
- Validity and Classification
- Evaluating Validity Evidence
- Conclusions
- Applied Exercises
6. Factor Analysis
- EFA: A Few Motivating Examples
- Reviewing EFA Data
- Factor Analysis and Diagnostic Testing
- Factor Analysis and Validity
- Confirmatory Factor Analysis
- Conclusions
- Applied Exercises
7. Bias and Fairness
- The Problem of Group Differences
- Test Bias and Psychometric Validity
- Contrasting Bias with Other Problems
- Fairness in Test Use
- Conclusions
- Applied Exercises
8. Sharing Test Results
- The Oral Feedback Session
- The Written Report
- Conclusions
Appendix A. Resources for Further Study
Appendix B. Answers for Applied Exercises
Glossary
References
Index
About the Author
