a practical approach to design and evaluation Kline, Theresa 1960- creator text bibliography cau Thousand Oaks, Calif Sage Publications c2005 2005 monographic eng

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xii, 356 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. "Theresa Kline guides readers through the process of designing and evaluating a test, paying careful attention to ensure that the test meets the highest professional standards. Kline uses simple, clear examples throughout and fully details the required statistical analyses." "Psychological Testing is perfectly suited as a main text for upper-level undergraduate and graduate testing or psychometrics courses in departments of Psychology, Education, Sociology, Management, and in the Human Services disciplines. Professional researchers, educators, and consultants will also want to add this to their libraries for up-to-date coverage of test design and evaluation techniques."--BOOK JACKET. 1. The assessment of individuals : the critical role and fundamentals of measurement -- 2. Designing and writing items -- 3. Designing and scoring responses -- 4. Collecting data : sampling and screening -- 5. Classical test theory : assumptions, equations, limitations, and item analyses -- 6. Modern test theory : assumptions, equations, limitations, and item analyses -- 7. Reliability of test scores and test items -- 8. Reliability of raters -- 9. Assessing validity using content and criterion methods -- 10. Assessing validity via item internal structure -- 11. Ethics and professional issues in testing -- 12. Brief reviews of some selected tests and concluding comments. Theresa J.B. Kline. Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-347) and index. Psychological tests BF176 .K583 2005 150/.28/7 1412905443 (hardcover) 2004022907 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004022907.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004022907.html DLC 040929 20180117085952.0 5326388