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An introduction to psychological assessment & psychometrics / Keith Coaley.

By: Coaley, Keith [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 2nd editionDescription: xiv, 383 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text ISBN: 9781446267141; 1446267148; 1446267156; 9781446267158Other title: Introduction to Psychological Assessment and PsychometricsSubject(s): Psychological tests | Psychometrics | Psychological tests | PsychometricsDDC classification: 150.15195
Contents:
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.
Summary: This is a British-based textbook that gives clear orientation to the legal, social and medical circumstances of psychological assessment in a refreshingly student friendly style.
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Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 346-371) 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.

This is a British-based textbook that gives clear orientation to the legal, social and medical circumstances of psychological assessment in a refreshingly student friendly style.

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