Psychological testing and measurement

Essentials of Rorschach Assessment provides an invaluable resource for clinicians, offering the only step-by-step guidance toward all aspects of the Rorschach Comprehensive System and Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS).

Meet the challenges of high stakes testing in the practice of school psychology School psychologists can be a positive influence on how students, teachers, parents, schools, and communities cope with the challenges and opportunities associated with high stakes testing.

Advanced Methods in Automatic Item Generation is an up-to-date survey of the growing research on automatic item generation (AIG) in today's technology-enhanced educational measurement sector.

The government performance movement has been in full swing for decades around the world.

Proposes that the barrier to creating valid measures of subjective wellbeing is a pervasive response bias that differs between cultures.

Until recently, most psychological research was conducted using subject samples in close proximity to the investigators--namely university undergraduates.

Originally published in 1983 and written in the tradition of the British School of Psychology, Spearman, Burt, Eysenck, Cattell, this book from a well-known author was exceptional at the time in its attempt to wed quantification and psychological theory in the study of personality.

In vielen Wissenschaften gilt die Anwendung von Statistik als Ausweis von Wissenschaftlichkeit und erlaubt (vermeintlich) allgemeingültige Aussagen.

Quantitative Data Analysis for Language Assessment Volume I: Fundamental Techniques is a resource book that presents the most fundamental techniques of quantitative data analysis in the field of language assessment.

Research Methods in Occupational Health Psychology: Measurement, Design, and Data Analysis provides a state-of-the-art review of current issues and best practices in the science of Occupational Health Psychology.

This book critically examines the historical and philosophical foundations of construct validity theory (CVT), and how these have and continue to inform and constrain the conceptualization of validity and its application in research.

Soziale Phobien gehören zweifellos zu den in der Praxis häufig anzutreffenden psychischen Störungen.

This book traces the theory and methodology of multivariate statistical analysis and shows how it can be conducted in practice using the LISREL computer program.

Winner of the 2017 AERA Division D Significant Contribution to Educational Measurement and Research Methodology Award!

Der Wiener Entwicklungstest (WET) ist ein bewährter allgemeiner Entwicklungstest für Kinder im Alter von 3 bis 6 Jahren, der eine förderdiagnostische Erfassung der relevanten Entwicklungsbereiche ermöglicht.

Through this book's unique model comparison approach, students and researchers are introduced to a set of fundamental principles for analyzing data.

Entwicklungsförderung im Kindesalter ist ein vielschichtiger Prozess, für den ein differenziertes Wissen über die Entwicklungsphasen, die Diagnostik sowie geeignete Interventionen notwendig ist.

Sleep's purposes and benefits - and the impacts of not sleeping well or well enough - have been intensively investigated as a modern science for nearly 60 years.

Admission and Emergency Assessments: A Handbook for Clinicians provides a conceptual framework and concrete practice examples to conduct effective assessments for mental health crises and psychiatric admissions.

This practical, how-to handbook provides essential resources to help clinicians and other professionals assess mental capacity in key decisions.

Psychodynamische Diagnostik speziell für die Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie.

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

Du versuchst, komplexe statistische Verfahren wie multivariate Varianzanalysen, multiple Regressions- oder Diskriminanzanalysen zu verstehen – und Dir raucht der Kopf?

This unique text covers the core research methods and the philosophical assumptions that underlie various strategies, designs, and methodologies used when researching cultural issues.

Grounded in current knowledge and professional practice, this book provides up-to-date coverage of psychometric theory, methods, and interpretation of results.

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale is the most widely used intelligence test for children worldwide.

Im Jahr 2014 nahmen Volbert und Steller eine Neuordnung der 19 Kriterien der Criteria-Based Content Analysis (CBCA) vor, welche die Kriterien anhand möglicher zugrundeliegender Prozesse in 1.

High stakes tests are the gatekeepers to many educational and professional goals.

This edited collection commemorates the career of Dr.

In textbooks and courses in statistics, substantive and measurement issues are rarely, if at all, considered.

Howard Andrew Knox (1885-1949) served as assistant surgeon at Ellis Island during the 1910s, administering a range of verbal and nonverbal tests to determine the mental capacity of potential immigrants.

This new text provides the most current coverage of measurement and psychometrics in a single volume.

This book develops an intuitive understanding of IRT principles through the use of graphical displays and analogies to familiar psychological principles.

This book focuses on the use of the Rasch measurement model in validation studies and in analyzing the psychometric properties of a variety of test instruments, questionnaires, and scales in international contexts.

This volume presents a collection of chapters focused on the study of multivariate change.

This empirical and theoretical book should be of interest to anyone who dares to consider the contentious topic of measuring and justifying aesthetic value in music, as well as the issue of how experts compare to nonexperts in terms of aesthetic fluency,

Der Band bietet eine umfassende Sammlung diagnostischer Verfahren im Bereich der Rehabilitation.

The definitive guide to the latest edition of the Cognitive Assessment System Essentials of CAS2 Assessment is a comprehensive guide to the successful administration of the updated CAS2.

Twenty Interviews with Psychometric Society Presidents tells the stories of the people who are the driving forces of psychometric research, teaching and practice.

This book addresses challenges in the theoretically and empirically adequate assessment of competencies in educational settings.

Meet the challenges of high stakes testing in the practice of school psychology School psychologists can be a positive influence on how students, teachers, parents, schools, and communities cope with the challenges and opportunities associated with high stakes testing.

This unique book synthesizes the work of leading thinkers of the French School of psychoanalytical projective methods in personality assessment.

Expanding upon and updating the first edition, this comprehensive guide instructs readers on how to effectively conduct psychological assessment and testing in their practice, efficiently advancing a case from the initial referral and clinical interview, through the testing process, and leading to informed diagnosis and treatment recommendations.

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the NEPSY-II The NEPSY-II is widely used by school psychologists, neuropsychologists, and research psychologists to assess children, ages three to sixteen, with neurological disorders and developmental disabilities and to develop effective intervention strategies.

This second edition of the Handbook of Employee Selection has been revised and updated throughout to reflect current thinking on the state of science and practice in employee selection.

Accelerated Ecological Psychotherapy: ETT Applications for Sleep Disorders, Pain, and Addiction describes a number of therapeutic breakthroughs for a diverse array of conditions.

Using Grading to Support Student Learning offers an accessible foundation for using grading practices to support student learning through classroom assessment.

Now in its Third Edition, this book clarifies the distinctions between the vast array of personality disorders and helps clinicians make accurate diagnoses.

Introduction to the Taxometric Method is a user-friendly, practical guide to taxometric research.