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List of contents
PART I: Introduction to Test Theory
Chapter 1 General Introduction Miller
Historical Context
Definition of terms
Defining Test Theory
Organization of Text
Exercises
Chapter 2 Test Development Poggio
Overview of test development process
Defining purposes of tests
Identifying behaviors
Test specifications
Item types and item construction
Item review
Item tryout
Field testing
Item analysis/reliability/validity
Preparing guidelines
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 3 Item and Test Statistics Poggio
Item Statistics for Binary Items
Item Statistics for non-Binary Items
Composites and Test Variance
Summary
Exercises
Drop chapter 4 and move the topics to other chapters as listed below:
Scales of Measurement Move to Chapter 3
Approaches to Scaling Move to Norms and Scaling Chapter
PART II: Reliability
Chapter 4 Reliability and Classical Test Theory Miller
Classical Test Theory
Reliability Index and Reliability Coefficient
Spearman-Brown and Coefficient Alpha
Standard Error of Measurement
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 5 Reliability Estimation and Applications Miller
Estimating Reliability with Two Test Administrations
Estimating Reliability with a Single Test Administration
Factors Affecting Reliability Coefficients
Test Length
Standardized Procedures
Test Variance and Sampling
Reliability of Difference Scores
Predicting True Scores
Standard Errors and Score Interpretation
Reporting Reliability
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 6 Reliability for Criterion-referenced Tests Poggio
Use of Criterion-Referenced Tests
Reliability for Domain Scores
Reliability for Mastery Classifications
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 7 Item Analysis Poggio
Item Means (Difficulty) and Item Variance
Item Discrimination
Item Analysis for Criterion-referenced Tests
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 8 Generalizability Theory Miller
Definitions and Terminology
G-studies and Estimating Variance Components
Variances and Generalizability Coefficients
D-Studies for Single Fact Design
D-Studies for Two-Facet Design
Universes with Fixed Facets
Other Issues in Generalizability
Summary
Exercises
PART III: VALIDITY
Chapter 9 Introduction to Validity
History of validity
Test Standards
Content and Validity
Correlations and Validity
Convergent and Discriminant Validity
Multitrait-Multimethod Matrices
Internal Measures of Validity
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 10 Prediction and Classification
Bivariate Regression
Multiple Regression
Partial Covariance and Correlation
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 11 Comparing Populations
Definitions and Terminology
Offensiveness: Content Review
Fair Selection Procedures
DIF: Binary Items
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 12 Factor Analysis
Models
Factor Loadings
Rotation
Orthogonal Rotations
Oblique Rotations
Communalities and Uniquenesses
Confirmatory Approaches
Summary
Exercises
PART IV: SCALES
Chapter 13 Norming and Standard Scores
Conducting a Norming Study
Probability Sampling
Types of Normative Scales
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 14 Standard Setting
Methods of Standard Setting
Uses of Standards
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 15 Item Response Theory
Definitions and Terminology
Normal Ogive Models
Logistic Models
Local Independence
Estimation of Parameters
Applications of Item Response Theory
Additional Models
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 16 Equating
Definition and Terminology
Equating Designs
Statistical Methods of Equating
Equipercentile
Linear
Equating with Item Response Theory
Summary
Exercises
Chapter 17 Future Topics
Summary
First published in 2014. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
