The Wiley Handbook of Psychometric Testing E-Book

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 2176

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

A must-have resource for researchers, practitioners, and advanced students interested or involved in psychometric testing

Over the past hundred years, psychometric testing has proved to be a valuable tool for measuring personality, mental ability, attitudes, and much more. The word ‘psychometrics’ can be translated as ‘mental measurement’; however, the implication that psychometrics as a field is confined to psychology is highly misleading. Scientists and practitioners from virtually every conceivable discipline now use and analyze data collected from questionnaires, scales, and tests developed from psychometric principles, and the field is vibrant with new and useful methods and approaches.

This handbook brings together contributions from leading psychometricians in a diverse array of fields around the globe. Each provides accessible and practical information about their specialist area in a three-step format covering historical and standard approaches, innovative issues and techniques, and practical guidance on how to apply the methods discussed. Throughout, real-world examples help to illustrate and clarify key aspects of the topics covered. The aim is to fill a gap for information about psychometric testing that is neither too basic nor too technical and specialized, and will enable researchers, practitioners, and graduate students to expand their knowledge and skills in the area.

• Provides comprehensive coverage of the field of psychometric testing, from designing a test through writing items to constructing and evaluating scales
• Takes a practical approach, addressing real issues faced by practitioners and researchers
• Provides basic and accessible mathematical and statistical foundations of all psychometric techniques discussed
• Provides example software code to help readers implement the analyses discussed 

Leseprobe

Volume I

The Wiley Handbook of Psychometric Testing

A Multidisciplinary Reference on Survey, Scale and Test Development

Volume One

Edited by

Paul IrwingTom BoothDavid J. Hughes

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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data

Names: Irwing, Paul, editor.Title: The Wiley handbook of psychometric testing : a multidisciplinary reference on survey, scale and test development / edited by Paul Irwing, Manchester University, UK, Tom Booth, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, David J. Hughes, Manchester Business School, Manchester, UK.Description: First Edition. | Hoboken : Wiley, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index. |Identifiers: LCCN 2017041032 (print) | LCCN 2017061203 (ebook) | ISBN 9781118489826 (pdf) | ISBN 9781118489703 (epub) | ISBN 9781118489833 (cloth : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781119121176 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subjects: LCSH: Psychometrics. | Psychological tests.