Rust / Kosinski / Stillwell Modern Psychometrics

The Science of Psychological Assessment
4. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-317-26876-5
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 194 Seiten

Psychometrics plays an increasingly important role in all our lives as testing and assessment occurs from preschool until retirement. The fourth edition of this popular text introduces the reader to the subject in all its aspects including how to construct your own test, and covering recent developments in internet testing and digital footprint. Modern Psychometrics combines an up to date scientific approach with a full consideration of the political and ethical issues involved in the implementation of psychometrics testing in today’s highly networked society, particularly in the context of diversity and internationalism. It will be invaluable to students and practitioners at all levels.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rust, John

Kosinski, Michal

Stillwell, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Differentielle Psychologie, Persönlichkeitspsychologie Psychologische Diagnostik, Testpsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Forschungsmethoden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter one: The development of psychometrics

Chapter two: The objectives of testing and assessment

Chapter three: Preliminaries of test construction

Chapter four: Developing a test using Classical Test Theory

Chapter five: The Psychometric Principles of Classical Test Theory

Chapter six: Psychometric testing on the internet

Chapter seven: Developing a test using Item Response Theory

Chapter eight: Psychometrics and the testing of children in and out of school

Chapter nine: Test Equating and Differential Item Functioning

Chapter ten: Personality theory and clinical assessment

Chapter eleven: Psychometric assessment of personality in occupational settings

Chapter twelve: Ethical test use and integrity testing

Chapter thirteen: Psychometrics and the analysis of online digital footprints Chapter fourteen: Using R in psychometric settings

Chapter fifteen: Creating your own online adaptive test using Concerto

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

John Rust is Director of The Psychometrics Centre at the University of Cambridge, UK.

David Stillwell is Deputy Director of The Psychometrics Centre at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Michal Kosinski is Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business, USA.