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Essentials of psychological testing / Lee J. Cronbach..
By: Cronbach, Lee J. (Lee Joseph)
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BookPublisher: New York : Harper & Row, c1990Edition: 5th ed.Description: xxvi, 726 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0060414189.Subject(s): Psychological testsDDC classification: 150.287
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store | 150.287 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00085230 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The fifth edition of this text instructs students on how to evaluate tests and testing practices and encourages them to try and develop new and better testing instruments to predict the controversies of the future.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 657-700) and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- I Basic Concepts
- 1 Who Uses Tests? And for What Purposes?
- 2 Varieties of Tests and Test Interpretations
- 3 Administering Tests
- 4 Scores and Score Conversions
- 5 How to Judge Tests: Validation
- 6 How to Judge Tests: Reliability and other Qualities
- II Tests Of Ability
- 7 General Ability: Appraisal Methods
- 8 The Meanings of General Ability
- 9 Influences on Intellectual Development
- 10 Multiple Abilities and Their Role in Counseling
- 11 Personnel Selection
- III Measures Of Typical Response
- 12 Interest Inventories
- 13 General Problems in Studying Personality
- 14 Personality Measurement through Self-Report
- 15 Judgments and Systematic Observations
- 16 Inferences from Performance