Modern measurement
Subtitle: theory, principles, and applications of mental appraisal
By: Steven J. Osterlind.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 492
Subjects: Psychometrics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: value: Part I: Introductory considerations; value: Introduction to psychological measurement; value: Statistical concepts, probability, expectations, and more; value: Part II: Classical theory and validity; value: Classical test theory; value: Validity; value: Traditional reliability strategies; value: Part III: Scaling tests; value: Dimensional scaling and norming; value: The normal curve and distributional statistics; value: Part IV: Constructing tests; value: Constructing items and exercises for tests; value: Performance-related measures; value: Part V: Modern approaches : IRT and generalizability theory; value: Modern scaling with item response theory; value: Modern reliability analysis : generalizability theory; value: Part VI: Analyzing tests; value: Examining individual test items and exercises; value: Examining whole tests; value: Part VII: Further testing issues; value: Establishing standards; value: Equivalence : linking and equating; value: Test administration : modes and special considerations.