Psychological testing and measurement

This proceedings book highlights the latest research and developments in psychometrics and statistics.

To function in modern society complex data must be absorbed and understood at a breakneck pace.

Assessment and Therapy is a derivative volume of articles pulled from the award-winning Encyclopedia of Mental Health, presenting a comprehensive overview of assessing and treating the many disorders afflicting mental health patients, including alcohol problems, Alzheimer's disease, depression, epilepsy, gambling, obsessive-compulsive disorder, phobias, and suicide.

A complete guide to key intelligence and achievement tests and their effective use The tools used in the assessment process have changed dramatically in recent years.

This book provides novel insights into the study of empirical computational approaches in the field of cultural neuroscience.

This celebrated primer presents an introduction to all of the key ingredients in understanding computerized adaptive testing technology, test development, statistics, and mental test theory.

Ziel der Dissertation ist die Entwicklung und Auswertung eines Fragebogens, der die Diagnostik von psychischen Belastungen bei Jugendlichen in der Ausbildung erleichtert.

Despite the overwhelming use of tests and questionnaires, the psychometric models for constructing these instruments are often poorly understood, leading to suboptimal measurement.

Adapting Educational and Psychological Tests for Cross-Cultural Assessment critically examines and advances new methods and practices for adapting tests for cross-cultural assessment and research.

This book provides an alternative method for measuring individual differences in psychological, educational, and other behavioral sciences studies.

Hypnose ist weit mehr als ein mystisches Phänomen – sie ist ein Werkzeug der Veränderung, Heilung und Selbstentfaltung.

Drawing on the work of internationally acclaimed experts in the field, Handbook of Item Response Theory, Volume One: Models presents all major item response models.

Setting standards of performance is a ubiquitous task in education licensure, certification, and credentialling.

An update to the bestselling first edition, this practical guidebook for implementing a school-wide Response-to-Intervention (RTI) model clearly and concisely presents issues from assessment and decision-making to Tiers I, II, and III interventions.

This book delves into the various aspects of a person's relationship with their inner selves and the impact this crucial relationship can have on their well-being.

This book introduces the reader to the main quantitative concepts, methods, and computational techniques needed for the development, evaluation, and application of tests in the behavioral/social sciences, including educational tests.

Eating behavior encompasses a broad range of aspects: from under- to overeating and from normal to pathological eating.

Eine erfolgreiche Förderung beginnt stets mit einer gründlichen Diagnostik.

System Health Management: with Aerospace Applications provides the first complete reference text for System Health Management (SHM), the set of technologies and processes used to improve system dependability.

Professional Behaviors and Dispositions teaches counselors in training (CITs) how to cultivate counselor competencies and critical thinking skills in support of lifelong professional development.

How could something as seemingly transcendental as the human mind have arisen from far simpler material beginnings?

This book presents (1) an exhaustive and empirically validated taxonomy of quality aspects of multimodal interaction as well as respective measurement methods, (2) a validated questionnaire specifically tailored to the evaluation of multimodal systems and covering most of the taxonomy's quality aspects, (3) insights on how the quality perceptions of multimodal systems relate to the quality perceptions of its individual components, (4) a set of empirically tested factors which influence modality choice, and (5) models regarding the relationship of the perceived quality of a modality and the actual usage of a modality.

The edition of this classic text has been completely revised and updated, taking into account recent developments in the field of psychometrics.

This celebrated primer presents an introduction to all of the key ingredients in understanding computerized adaptive testing technology, test development, statistics, and mental test theory.

First published in 1993.

Psychological tests provide reliable and objective standards by which individuals can be evaluated in education and employment.

This important book considers what we know about test and exam anxiety, including how it is defined, its characteristics, how it can be identified, why and how it develops, and what can be done to support test-anxious students.

Kriminalprognostische Einschätzungen haben zum Ziel, zukünftige Risiken fremdschädigender Verhaltensweisen zu beurteilen und daraus entsprechende Präventivmaßnahmen zu entwickeln.

The Sandvik, Diener, and Seidlitz (1993) paper is another that has received widespread attention because it documented the fact that self-report well-being scales correlate with a number of other methods of measuring the same concepts, such as with reports by knowledgeable "e;informants"e; (family and friends), expe- ence sampling measurement, and the memory for good versus bad life events.

Die Besetzung von Führungspositionen gehört ebenso wie die Weiterentwicklung von Führungspersönlichkeiten zu den wichtigsten Aufgaben des Personalwesens.

To function in modern society complex data must be absorbed and understood at a breakneck pace.

This handbook provides an overview of major developments around diagnostic classification models (DCMs) with regard to modeling, estimation, model checking, scoring, and applications.

Adapting Psychological Tests and Measurement Instruments for Cross-Cultural Research provides an easy-to-read overview of the methodological issues and best practices for cross-cultural adaptation of psychological instruments.

The Childhood Hand that Disturbs (CHaD), a new projective test, is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool that is broadly applicable, but particularly effective with abused, depressed, and suicidal subjects.

This book provides an in-depth coverage on competency mapping and assessment centre and includes an extensive list of generic competencies, competency models for HR, leadership, model for future competency, automobile sector, and academic institutions and experiences of some consultancy assignments.

Schreiben ist weit mehr als die bloße Aneinanderreihung von Wörtern – es ist ein Spiegel unseres Denkens, ein Werkzeug der Selbstreflexion und ein Schlüssel zur persönlichen Entwicklung.

This key resource helps practitioners optimize their diagnostic practices in PreK12 settings.

Drawing on the work of 75 internationally acclaimed experts in the field, Handbook of Item Response Theory, Three-Volume Set presents all major item response models, classical and modern statistical tools used in item response theory (IRT), and major areas of applications of IRT in educational and psychological testing, medical diagnosis of patient-reported outcomes, and marketing research.

Over the last 20 years, so-called regression-based normative methods have become increasingly popular.

Complete coverage of the widely used 16PF measure of personality Essentials of 16PF Assessment is a valuable guide to administering, scoring, and interpreting this popular measure of normal personality.

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to administer, score, and interpret the MCMI -IV Essentials of MCMI -IV Assessment is the definitive source of up-to-date, practical information for clinicians and students using the MCMI -IV inventory.

Neuropsychological and psychological evaluations in school settings are often rich in detail about a child's cognitive, academic and emotional functions, and come with specific recommendations to support the child's performance in school.

Considered one of the first and most important 'management gurus', the name Belbin is synonymous with Team Role theory, a familiar concept for managers and management trainers across the world.

This leading practitioner reference and text--now in a revised and expanded fourth edition--provides the knowledge needed to use state-of-the-art cognitive tests with individuals of all ages, from preschoolers to adults.

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the KABC-II Now designed for children aged three to eighteen, the KABC-II is among the top tier of children's tests of cognitive ability.

Take an exhilarating journey through the modern revolution in statistics with two of the ringleaders.

Like a thumbprint, personality type provides an instant snapshot of a person's uniqueness.

Moritz Berger beschäftigt sich mit einer Erweiterung des klassischen binären Rasch-Modells, mit der es möglich ist, Unterschiede zwischen Personen aus unterschiedlichen Subgruppen bei der Beantwortung von Testitems zu berücksichtigen.