Description
The 1990’s have witnessed a continuation and expansion of the upsurge of interest in psychological testing that was evident in the 1980’s. This growth is indicated by the number of new tests and continued research on existing tests—some representing novel approaches—as well as by the revisions of earlier tests and continued research on existing tests.
Some of the chapters discussed in this book are:
- Functons and origins of psychological testing
- Historical antecedents of modern testing
- Norms and the meaning of test scores
- Reliability
- Validity: Basic concepts
- Validity: Measurement of interpretation
- Item analysis
- Individual tests
- Test for special populations
- Group testing
- Nature of intelligence
- Psychological issues in ability testing
- Personality testing
- Applications of testing
