Author: Paul Kline
Publisher: Free Association Books
Keywords: primer, psychometrics
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2000-03-01
List price: $29.50
ISBN-10: 1853434892
ISBN-13: 9781853434891

Psychometrics refers to all those aspects of psychology that are concerned with psychological testing, such as tests used by, for example, occupational psychologists dealing with selection and career development, by clinical psychologists to aid diagnosis and monitor treatment and by educational psychologists to help investigate the poor progress of a pupil. Paul Kline’s latest book provides a concise introduction to the basics of psychometrics. The central chapters of the book describe the nature of scientific measurament, the way psychometric tests are constructed and illustrate inte

Authors:Dr. R. Michael Furr, Dr. Verne R. Bacharach,
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: introduction, psychometrics
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2007-10-19
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 1412927609
ISBN-13: 9781412927604

“The main advantage of the text is a more contemporary and conceptual presentation of the material. I have been looking for a book with this level and focus for some time”                    -Steven Pulos, University of Northern ColoradoIn Psychometrics: An Introduction, authors R. Michael Furr and Verne R. Bacharach center their presentation of material around a conceptual understanding of psychometric issues, such as validity and reliability, and on purpose rather than procedure, the “why” rather than the “how to.” Their goal is to introduce psychometric princi

Authors:C.R. Rao, Sandip Sinharay,
Publisher: North Holland
Keywords: psychometrics, volume, statistics, handbook
Number of Pages: 1190
Published: 2006-12-11
List price: $291.00
ISBN-10: 0444521038
ISBN-13: 9780444521033

The area of Psychometrics, a field encompassing the statistical methods used in Psychological and educational testing, has become a very important and active area of research, evident from the large body of literature that has been developed in the form of books, volumes and research papers.Mainstream statisticians also have found profound interest in the field because of its unique nature.This book presents a state of the art exposition of theoretical, methodological and applied issues in Psychometrics. This book represents a thorough cross section of internationally renowned thinkers who are

Author: Paul Kline
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: measurement, psychology, science, psychometrics, new
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2000-04-27
List price: $53.95
ISBN-10: 0415228212
ISBN-13: 9780415228213

Many psychological factors are little more than statistical descriptions of particular sets of data and have no real significance. Paul Kline uses his long and extensive knowledge of psychological measurement to argue that truly scientific forms of measurement could be developed to create a new psychometrics. This would transform the basis of psychology and change it from a social science to a pure science.

Author: Robert Edenborough
Publisher: Kogan Page
Keywords: testing, assessment, guide, practical, psychometrics, using
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2000-01-01
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 0749431261
ISBN-13: 9780749431266

The ground-breaking book that set out to dispel the misapprehension surrounding the use of psychometric testing in staff selection and development is now available in a revised edition. Still the only book describing the process fully, it now includes a new chapter on its application in educational and psychological testing, beyond the usual realms of human resource management. With growing numbers of organizations using psychometric testing today, it is essential reading for every HR professional and academic interested in keeping up to date with selection methods.

Author: Denny Borsboom
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: contemporary, psychometrics, issues, conceptual, mind, measuring
Number of Pages: 196
Published: 2005-07-11
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 0521844630
ISBN-13: 9780521844635

Is it possible to measure psychological attributes like intelligence, personality and attitudes and if so, how does that work? What does the term ’measurement’ mean in a psychological context? This fascinating and timely book discusses these questions and investigates the possible answers that can be given response. Denny Borsboom provides an in-depth treatment of the philosophical foundations of widely used measurement models in psychology. The theoretical status of classical test theory, latent variable theory and positioned in terms of the underlying philosophy of science. Speci

Authors:John Rust, Susan Golombok,
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: psychology, library, international, psychometrics, modern
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 1999-07-20
List price: $42.50
ISBN-10: 0415203414
ISBN-13: 9780415203418

Completely revised and updated to reflect recent research and controversy, this new edition of Modern Psychometrics provides a readable introduction to the history, rationale and debates surrounding psychometric testing. The first part deals with theoretical and more general issues in psychometrics and acknowledges that if psychometrics is to fulfill its function of fair assessment and selection it must take a stand on issues of racism and injustice. The second part, newly expanded to aid students, is a practical step-by-step guide on how to construct a psychometric questionnaire. This progres