Paul Kline reveals that the scientific basis of psychological testing is weak. He argues that truly scientific forms of measurement could be developed using measurement theory, to create a new psychometrics.
This book introduces the reader to the subject in all its aspects, ranging from its early history, school examinations, how to construct your own test, controversies about IQ and recent developments in testing on the internet.
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This book defines and describes a new discipline, named “computational psychometrics,” from the perspective of new methodologies for handling complex data from digital learning and assessment.
This new text provides a state-of the-art introduction to educational and psychological testing and measurement theory that reflects many intellectual developments of the past two decades.
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Psychometric Theory
This handbook is intended for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and practitioners as a complementary book to a theory-based introductory or advanced textbook in measurement.
Kagan (1999) places “behavioral inhibition” at the center in his biotypological approach to temperament. In contrast to other temperament theories, Kagan refers to high-reactive versus low-reactive and inhibited versus uninhibited ...
Grounded in current knowledge and professional practice, this book provides up-to-date coverage of psychometric theory, methods, and interpretation of results.
This handbook brings together contributions from leading psychometricians in a diverse array of fields around the globe.