Introduction to Test Construction in the Social and Behavioral Sciences - A Practical Guide

List of contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction Part 3 A. THEORETICAL TOPICS Chapter 4 1A. WHAT ARE "TESTS FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES?" Chapter 5 2A. THE END GOAL AS A FIRST CONSIDERATION Chapter 6 3A. INSTRUMENT RELIABILITY Chapter 7 4A. INSTRUMENT VALIDITY Chapter 8 5A. ITEM ANALYSES Chapter 9 6A. SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCALES Part 10 B. EMPIRICAL TOPICS Chapter 11 1B. DESIGNING YOUR INSTRUMENT; COMPONENTIALITY AND ITEM-TYPE Chapter 12 2B. PREPARATION AND PRELIMINARY TESTING OF THE FIRST VERSION Chapter 13 3B. ANALYZING VERSION I: ITEM STATISTICS AND INSTRUMENT RELIABILITY Chapter 14 4B. ANALYZING VERSION II: ITEM STATISTICS, INSTRUMENT RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY Chapter 15 5B. SEMI-FORMAL MEASUREMENT: VARIETIES OF CONTENT ANALYSIS Chapter 16 6B. WHAT NEXT? BACK TO THE FUTURE Chapter 17 Appendix A: Recommended Readings Chapter 18 Appendix B: Instructions for Performing Necessary Statistical Procedures in SPSS Chapter 19 Appendix C: Sample Data Set of Items and Scores for Self-Esteem Scale, Version 1 Chapter 20 References

About the author

Joshua A. Fishman is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in Social Sciences at Yeshiva University, and visiting professor at Stanford University [Linguistics and Education], New York University [Multiculturalism] and CUNY-Graduate Center [Linguistics]. Tomás Galguera is an associate professor in the Teachers for Tomorrow's Schools teacher education program at Mills College and a fellow at the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Product details

• Authors: Joshua A Fishman, Joshua A. Fishman, Fishman Joshua A., Tomas Galguera, Tomás Galguera
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.05.2003
• EAN: 9780742525207
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2520-7
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 227 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 268 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, EDUCATION / Educational Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, EDUCATION / Learning Styles, Educational psychology, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics