Correcting fallacies about educational and psychological testing / edited by Richard P. Phelps.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Phelps, Richard P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements--Standards.

Educational tests and measurements.

Psychological tests--Standards.

Psychological tests.

Employment tests--Standards.

Employment tests.

Professional education--Standards.

Professional education.

Physical Description:

xii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2009]

Contents:

Logical fallacies used to dismiss the evidence on intelligence testing / Linda S. Gottfredson

Psychological diagnostic testing : addressing challenges in clinical applications of testing / Janet F. Carlson and Kurt F. Geisinger

Educational achievement testing : critiques and rebuttals / Richard P. Phelps

College admission testing : myths and realities in an age of admissions hype / Wayne J. Camara

Criticisms of employment testing : a commentary / Ernest H. O'Boyle Jr. and Michael A. McDaniel

Mission

protect the public : licensure and certification testing in the 21st century / Stephen G. Sireci and Ronald K. Hambleton

Mistaken impressions of large-scale cognitive diagnostic testing / Jacqueline P. Leighton

Summary and discussion / Richard P. Phelps and Linda S. Gottfredson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1433803925

9781433803925

OCLC:

232656139