LEADER 04124oam 2200625 450 001 9910153125503321 005 20230803220250.0 010 $a1-292-03572-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000001126366 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001214740 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12520572 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001214740 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11175460 035 $a(PQKB)10082181 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5174005 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5175178 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5833849 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5138656 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6398934 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5138656 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL527029 035 $a(OCoLC)964619830 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001126366 100 $a20210427d2014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMastering modern psychological testing $etheory & methods /$fCecil R. Reynolds, Ronald B. Livingston 205 $aPearson new international edition. 210 1$aHarlow, England :$cPearson,$d[2014] 210 4$d©2014 215 $a1 online resource (ii, 616 pages) 311 $a9781292035727 (ebook) 311 $a9781292022529 311 $a1-292-02252-3 311 $a1-299-95778-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover -- Table of Contents -- 1. Introduction to Psychological Assessment: Why We Do It and What It Is -- 2. The Basic Statistics of Measurement -- 3. The Meaning of Test Scores -- 4. Reliability -- 5. Validity -- 6. Item Development -- 7. Item Analysis: Methods for Fitting the Right Items to the Right Test -- 8. Achievement Tests in the Era of High-Stakes Assessment -- 9. Assessment of Intelligence -- 10. Assessment of Personality -- 11. Behavioral Assessment -- 12. Employment and Vocational Testing -- 13. Neuropsychological Testing -- 14. Forensic Applications of Psychological Assessment -- 15. The Problem of Bias in Psychological Assessment -- 16. Assessment Accomodations -- 17. How to Develop a Psychological Test: A Practical Approach -- 18. Best Practices: Legal and Ethical Issues -- References -- Index -- 3. 330 $aTesting, Measurement, Assessment   Mastering Modern Psychological Testing: Theory & Methods presents quality written research in a thorough and comprehensive manner that allows students to master the material.   This text provides a comprehensive introduction to psychological assessment and covers areas not typically addressed in existing test and measurements texts such as neuropsychological assessment and the use of tests in forensics settings.   "Mastering Modern Psychological Testing" addresses special topics in psychological testing and includes special material on test development written by a leading test developer as well as relevant examples. The book is designed for undergraduate courses in Psychological Testing / Assessment / Testing Theory & Methods.   Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: Understand what constitutes a psychological test, how tests are developed, how they are best used, and how to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses Recognize the development process and how the psychometric properties of tests are constructed so they have the generalized knowledge to always learn about any test Engage in areas of testing that represent different approaches to measuring different psychological constructs Understand the difficult and demanding area of how tests are applied and interpreted across cultures within the United States. 606 $aPsychological tests 606 $aPsychology$xResearch$xMethodology 615 0$aPsychological tests. 615 0$aPsychology$xResearch$xMethodology. 676 $a150.287 700 $aReynolds$b Cecil R.$f1952-$0525873 702 $aLivingston$b Ronald B. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910153125503321 996 $aMastering modern psychological testing$92584330 997 $aUNINA