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.

Psychological Tests.

Education, Professional.

Medical Subjects:

Psychological Tests.

Education, Professional.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2009]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"Standardized testing is used for diagnosis, selection, and measuring of achievement in many social fields, including psychology, education, employment, and professional credentialing. Its benefits are numerous and substantial but are not well articulated or well publicized. Measurement specialists are mainly positive about the worth of standardized testing. Meanwhile, sources that engage public debate tend to be less scientifically informed and more negative about the value of testing. Standardized testing bears the twin burden of controversy and complexity and is difficult for many to understand either dispassionately or technically. In response to this reality, this book describes the current state of public debate about testing across fields, explains and refutes the primary criticisms of testing, acknowledges the limitations and undesirable consequences of testing, provides suggestions for improving testing practices, and presents a vigorous defense of testing as well as a practical vision for its promise and future"--Cover. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved).

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.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2009 dcunns

ISBN:

9781433803925

1433803925

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