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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450447503321

Autore

Wilson Mark <1954 Aug. 23-, >

Titolo

Constructing measures : an item response modeling approach / / Mark Wilson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J. : , : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, , 2005

ISBN

1-282-32283-4

1-283-58486-7

9786612322839

9786613897312

1-135-61805-4

1-4106-1169-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Disciplina

150/.28/7

Soggetti

Psychometrics

Psychology - Research - Methodology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-220) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Part I A Constructive Approach to Measurement; Chapter 1 Construct Modeling: The "Four Building Blocks" Approach; Part II The Four Building Blocks; Chapter 2 Construct Maps; Chapter 3 The Items Design; Chapter 4 The Outcome Space; Chapter 5 The Measurement Model; Part III Quality Control Methods; Chapter 6 Choosing and Evaluating a Measurement Model; Chapter 7 Reliability; Chapter 8 Validity; Part IV A Beginning Rather Than a Conclusion; Chapter 9 Next Steps in Measuring; References; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Constructing Measures introduces a way to understand the advantages and disadvantages of measurement instruments, how to use such instruments, and how to apply these methods to develop new instruments or adapt old ones. The book is organized around the steps taken while constructing an instrument. It opens with a summary of the constructive steps involved. Each step is then expanded on in the next four chapters. These chapters develop the ""building blocks"" that make



up an instrument--the construct map, the design plan for the items, the outcome space, and the statistical measurement m