Tests & measurement for people who (think they) hate tests & measurement / by Neil J. Salkind & Bruce B. Frey.

By:

Salkind, Neil J [author.]

Contributor(s):

Frey, Bruce B [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, Inc., c2023.Edition: 4th edDescription: xxi, 334 pages : col. illus. ; 25 cmISBN:

9781071817179

Subject(s):

Educational tests and measurements

DDC classification:

Ref 371.26 Sa34t 2023

Contents:

Part I The Basics. - - 1 Why Measurement? An IntroductionDifficulty Index. - - 2 Levels of Measurement and Their Importance One Potato, Two PotatoDifficulty Index. - - 3 Reliability and Its Importance Getting It Right Every TimeDifficulty Index. - - 4 Validity and Its Importance The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the TruthDifficulty Index. - - 5 Scores, Stats, and Curves Are You Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw?Difficulty Index. - - 6 Item Response Theory The “New” Kid on the BlockDifficulty Index. - - Part II Types of Tests. - - 7 Achievement Tests Is Life a Multiple-Choice Test?Difficulty Index. - - 8 Aptitude Tests What’s in Store for Me?Difficulty Index. - - 9 Intelligence Tests Am I Smarter Than My Smart Phone?Difficulty Index. - - 10 Personality and Neuropsychology Tests It’s Not You, It’s MeDifficulty Index. - - 11 Career Choices Have We Got a Job for You!Difficulty Index. - - Part III Classroom Assessment. - - 12 Picking the Right Answer Choose Your Own DestinyDifficulty Index. - - 13 Building the Right Answer Construction Work AheadDifficulty Index. - - Part IV Researcher-Made Instruments. - - 14 Surveys and Scale Development What Are They Thinking?Difficulty Index. - - Part V Fair Testing. - - 15 Truth and Justice for All Test Bias and Universal DesignDifficulty Index. - - 16 Laws, Ethics, and Standards The Professional Practice of Tests and MeasurementDifficulty Index.

Summary: "With a signature, conversational writing style and straightforward presentation, Neil J. Salkind's best-selling Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement guides readers through an overview of categories of tests, the design of tests, the use of tests, and some of the basic social, political, and legal issues that the process of testing involves. New co-author Bruce B. Frey has streamlined the table of contents for ease of use; added more content on validity and reliability throughout; more closely connected standardized tests to classroom instruction, adding more on classroom assessment; and added a chapter on surveys and scale development. An instructor website includes a test bank and PowerPoint slides." -- Provided by the publisher.

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Includes index.

A companion website for the book at https://edge.sagepub.com/salkindtm4e includes a variety of instructor resources.

Part I The Basics. - -
1 Why Measurement? An IntroductionDifficulty Index. - -
2 Levels of Measurement and Their Importance One Potato, Two PotatoDifficulty Index. - -
3 Reliability and Its Importance Getting It Right Every TimeDifficulty Index. - -
4 Validity and Its Importance The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the TruthDifficulty Index. - -
5 Scores, Stats, and Curves Are You Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw?Difficulty Index. - -
6 Item Response Theory The “New” Kid on the BlockDifficulty Index. - -
Part II Types of Tests. - -
7 Achievement Tests Is Life a Multiple-Choice Test?Difficulty Index. - -
8 Aptitude Tests What’s in Store for Me?Difficulty Index. - -
9 Intelligence Tests Am I Smarter Than My Smart Phone?Difficulty Index. - -
10 Personality and Neuropsychology Tests It’s Not You, It’s MeDifficulty Index. - -
11 Career Choices Have We Got a Job for You!Difficulty Index. - -
Part III Classroom Assessment. - -
12 Picking the Right Answer Choose Your Own DestinyDifficulty Index. - -
13 Building the Right Answer Construction Work AheadDifficulty Index. - -
Part IV Researcher-Made Instruments. - -
14 Surveys and Scale Development What Are They Thinking?Difficulty Index. - -
Part V Fair Testing. - -
15 Truth and Justice for All Test Bias and Universal DesignDifficulty Index. - -
16 Laws, Ethics, and Standards The Professional Practice of Tests and MeasurementDifficulty Index.

"With a signature, conversational writing style and straightforward presentation, Neil J. Salkind's best-selling Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement guides readers through an overview of categories of tests, the design of tests, the use of tests, and some of the basic social, political, and legal issues that the process of testing involves. New co-author Bruce B. Frey has streamlined the table of contents for ease of use; added more content on validity and reliability throughout; more closely connected standardized tests to classroom instruction, adding more on classroom assessment; and added a chapter on surveys and scale development. An instructor website includes a test bank and PowerPoint slides." -- Provided by the publisher.

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