The elements of mental tests /

The Elements of Mental Tests provides an introduction to mental testing and the use of psychological and educational measures. Part I, The Elements of Measurement, covers what tests are, how they are written, and some of the psychological principles behind how they work. Part II, The Elements of Tes...

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Main Author: Mayer, John D., 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York [New York] : Momentum Press, LLC, 2016.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Psychology collection.
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505 0 |a Part 1. The elements of measurement. The purpose of mental testing ; The target of measurement ; Just asking: self-judgment and process-report test items ; Trust, but verify: criterion-scored and thematic test items -- part 2. The elements of test scores. The universal language of test scores ; Comparing test scores ; Correlating test scores ; What does a test score mean? ; Good items and latent variables -- part 3. The elements of test quality. ; Reliability and precision of measurement ; The validity movement ; The elements of better testing. 
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