The elements of mental tests / John D. Mayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mayer, John D., 1953- author.

Series:

Psychology collection.

Psychology collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements.

Psychological tests.

Genre:

Libros electronicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 228 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : Momentum Press, 2016.

Summary:

The Elements of Mental Tests provides an introduction to mental testing and the use of psychological and educational measures. Part I: The Elements of Measurement introduces the types of educational and psychological tests commonly in use, the test data those measures collect, and the types of test items that make up a test. Part II: The Elements of Test Scores introduces the mathematical models that professionals use to represent test-takers' answers to test questions. Part II begins with a review of basic statistics particularly relevant to measurement, including the conversion of test scores to z-scores and the use of correlation coefficients to relate test items and tests to one another. Part II continues with an integrated introduction to both Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory-- the most influential methods for understanding tests in use today. Part III: The Elements of Test Quality, examines the standards of good testing including a test's reliability and its precision of measurement, the evaluation of test validity, and the features of a good test administration. Altogether, the book provides a comprehensive foundation for readers who are interested in tests, in testing, and in the use of tests in contemporary life.

Contents:

Part I. The elements of measurement

1. The purpose of mental testing

2. The target of measurement

3. Just asking: self-judgment and process-report test items

4. Trust, but verify: criterion-scored and thematic test items

Part II. The elements of test scores

5. The universal language of test scores

6. Comparing test scores

7. Correlating test scores

8. What does a test score mean?

9. Good items and latent variables

Part III. The elements of test quality

10. Reliability and precision of measurement

11. The validity movement

12. The elements of better testing

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on January 27, 2016).

ISBN:

1-78684-780-9

1-60650-760-5

OCLC:

936210008