TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mayer,John D.
TI  - The elements of mental tests
T2  - Momentum Press Psychology Collection
SN  - 9781606507605
AV  - LB3051 .M294 2016
U1  - 371.26 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New York [New York]
PB  - Momentum Press, LLC
KW  - Educational tests and measurements
KW  - Psychological tests
KW  - Educational Measurement
KW  - Psychological Tests
KW  - Tests et mesures en éducation
KW  - Tests psychologiques
KW  - EDUCATION
KW  - Administration
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Organizations & Institutions
KW  - fast
KW  - Classical Test Theory
KW  - Item Response Theory
KW  - Mental Tests
KW  - Psychometrics
KW  - Libros electronicos
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index; Part 1. The elements of measurement. The purpose of mental testing ; The target of measurement ; Just asking: self-judgment and process-report test items ; Trust, but verify: criterion-scored and thematic test items -- part 2. The elements of test scores. The universal language of test scores ; Comparing test scores ; Correlating test scores ; What does a test score mean? ; Good items and latent variables -- part 3. The elements of test quality. ; Reliability and precision of measurement ; The validity movement ; The elements of better testing
N2  - The Elements of Mental Tests provides an introduction to mental testing and the use of psychological and educational measures. Part I, The Elements of Measurement, covers what tests are, how they are written, and some of the psychological principles behind how they work. Part II, The Elements of Test Scores, explains in reader-friendly language some key mathematical ideas behind how tests measure what they do, drawing on both classical and contemporary test theory. Part III, The Elements of Test Quality, explains the criteria of a good test, including how to decide if a test measures what it is supposed to, and related issues of high-quality psychological assessment. Each of the 12 brief chapters that collectively make up the book are clear, simple, and to the point
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