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Tom Hogan s Psychological Testing: A Practical Introduction, Third Edition emphasizes active learning strategies to provide a practical introduction to the field of testing in Psychology and allied disciplines. A rigorous yet accessible text, Psychological Testing is uniquely written as a learning device as opposed to a reference work, encouraging readers to apply the material they are learning to real-life, contemporary situations.
List of contents
Part One.Chapter 1. The World Of Psychological Testing.Chapter 2. Sources Of Information About Tests.Chapter 3. Test Norms.Chapter 4. Reliability.Chapter 5. Validity.Chapter 6. Test Development And Item Analysis.Part Two.Chapter 7. Intelligence: Theories And Issues.Chapter 8. Individual Tests Of Intelligence.Chapter 9. Group Tests Of Mental Ability.Chapter 10. Neuropsychological Assessment.(Brooke Cannon).Chapter 11. Achievement Tests.Chapter 12. Objective Personality Tests.Chapter 13. Clinical Instruments And Methods.Chapter 14. Projective Techniques.Chapter 15. Interests And Attitudes.Chapter 16. Ethical And Legal Issues.Appendixes.A. Test Reviewing And Selection.B. How To Build A (Simple) Test.C. Contact Information For Major Test Publishers.D. Sample Data Sets.E. Answers To Selected Exercises.
About the author
Thomas P. Hogan teaches in the Education and Psychology Departments of the University of Scranton. Having written over 100 articles, presentations, papers, and chapters on educational measurement and assessment issues, he has also coauthored several widely used standardized and criterion-referenced assessment instruments. Dr. Hogan frequently serves as a consultant to school, state, and national organizations on assessment issues.
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Tom Hogan's Psychological Testing: A Practical Introduction, Third Edition emphasizes active learning strategies to provide a practical introduction to the field of testing in Psychology and allied disciplines.
