An introduction to psychological assessment & psychometrics /
Coaley, Keith, author
An introduction to psychological assessment & psychometrics / Keith Coaley - 2nd Edition - Los Angeles : SAGE, ©2016. - xiv, 383 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction: Individual differences and psychometrics -- Part I: The essential tools of psychological measurement: The basic components: scales and items -- How assessment measures are made -- Statistics for psychological measurement -- Part II: The essential characteristics of psychological measurement: The importance of reliability -- The significance of validity -- Part III: Theories and applications of measurement techniques: Theories and measurement of intellectual ability -- Theories and measurement of personality characteristics -- Alternative perspectives: theories and measurement -- Part IV: Ethical and professional issues: Best practice in measurement -- Part V: Practical skills for measurement of individual differences: How to make a test or questionnaire -- Appendix A: A table of areas under the normal curve
978-1-4462-6715-8 (pbk.)
Psychological tests
Psychometrics
DC 150.28723 / C631
An introduction to psychological assessment & psychometrics / Keith Coaley - 2nd Edition - Los Angeles : SAGE, ©2016. - xiv, 383 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction: Individual differences and psychometrics -- Part I: The essential tools of psychological measurement: The basic components: scales and items -- How assessment measures are made -- Statistics for psychological measurement -- Part II: The essential characteristics of psychological measurement: The importance of reliability -- The significance of validity -- Part III: Theories and applications of measurement techniques: Theories and measurement of intellectual ability -- Theories and measurement of personality characteristics -- Alternative perspectives: theories and measurement -- Part IV: Ethical and professional issues: Best practice in measurement -- Part V: Practical skills for measurement of individual differences: How to make a test or questionnaire -- Appendix A: A table of areas under the normal curve
978-1-4462-6715-8 (pbk.)
Psychological tests
Psychometrics
DC 150.28723 / C631