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Frontiers in test validity theory : measurement, causation, and meaning / / Keith A. Markus and Denny Borsboom



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Autore: Markus Keith A. Visualizza persona
Titolo: Frontiers in test validity theory : measurement, causation, and meaning / / Keith A. Markus and Denny Borsboom Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
Edizione: 1st edition
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (688 p.)
Disciplina: 150.28/7
Soggetto topico: Psychometrics
Altri autori: BorsboomDenny  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction : surveying the field of test validity theory -- Philosophical theories of measurement -- Psychometric models -- Open issues in measurement theory and psychometrics -- Test scores as samples: behavior domain theory -- Causality in measurement -- Causation, correlation, and reflective measurement models -- Problems in causation and validity : formative measurement, networks -- Interpreting test responses : validity, values, and evaluation -- A model of test score interpretation -- Open questions about test score meaning -- An integrative view of test validity -- Epilogue as dialog: the future of test validity theory -- References -- Author index -- Subject index -- Example index.
Sommario/riassunto: <P>This book examines test validity in the behavioral, social, and educational sciences by exploring three fundamental problems: measurement, causation and meaning. Psychometric and philosophical perspectives receive attention along with unresolved issues. The authors explore how measurement is conceived from both the classical and modern perspectives. The importance of understanding the underlying concepts as well as the practical challenges of test construction and use receive emphasis throughout. The book summarizes the current state of the test validity theory field. Necessary background o
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ISBN: 1-135-05585-8
1-84169-220-4
0-203-50120-9
1-135-05586-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910824778503321
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Serie: Multivariate applications book series.