Principles and Methods of Test Construction - Standards and Recent Advances

This latest volume in the series Psychological Assessment - Scienceand Practice describes the current state-of-the-art in test developmentand construction. The past 10-20 years have seen substantialadvances in the methods used to develop and administer tests. In thisvolume many of the world's leading authorities collate these advancesand provide information about current practices, thus equipping researchersand students to successfully construct instruments usingthe latest standards and techniques. The volume is organized into fiverelated sections. The first explains the benefits of considering the underlyingtheory when designing tests, with a focus on factor analysisand item response theory in construction. The second section looks atitem format and test presentation. The third discusses model testingand selection, while the fourth goes into statistical methods to identifygroup-specific biases. The final section discusses current topics ofspecial relevance, such as multi-trait multi-state analyses and developmentof screening instruments.

Summary

This latest volume in the series Psychological Assessment – Science
and Practice describes the current state-of-the-art in test development
and construction. The past 10–20 years have seen substantial
advances in the methods used to develop and administer tests. In this
volume many of the world’s leading authorities collate these advances
and provide information about current practices, thus equipping researchers
and students to successfully construct instruments using
the latest standards and techniques. The volume is organized into five
related sections. The first explains the benefits of considering the underlying
theory when designing tests, with a focus on factor analysis
and item response theory in construction. The second section looks at
item format and test presentation. The third discusses model testing
and selection, while the fourth goes into statistical methods to identify
group-specific biases. The final section discusses current topics of
special relevance, such as multi-trait multi-state analyses and development
of screening instruments.

Product details

• Authors: Christine DiStefano, Kar Schweizer, Karl Schweizer
• Assisted by: DiStefano (Editor), DiStefano (Editor), Christine DiStefano (Editor), Kar Schweizer (Editor), Karl Schweizer (Editor)
• Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2016
• EAN: 9780889374492
• ISBN: 978-0-88937-449-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 177 mm x 253 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 703 g
• Series: Psychological Assessment – Science and Practice; Psychological Assessment - Science and Practice; Psychological Assessment – Science and Practice; Psychological Assessment - Science and Practice
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Diagnostik, assessment, Methoden der Forschung, Psychological Assessment, Test Construction, Inglês, Bøger på engelsk, Fundamentos da Psicologia / Psicometria