Measurement and evaluation in psychology and education
/ Robert L. Thorndike
- 7th ed.
- New Jersey : Pearson-Merrill Prentice Hall, 2005
- xiv, 510 p.
Includes index & appendix
Ch. 1. Fundamental issues in measurement -- Ch. 2. Measurement and numbers -- Ch. 3. Giving meaning to scores -- Ch. 4. Qualities desired in any measurement procedure : reliability -- Ch. 5. Qualities desired in any measurement procedure : validity -- Ch. 6. Practical issues related to testing -- Ch. 7. Assessment and educational decisions -- Ch. 8. Aptitude tests -- Ch. 9. Standardized achievement tests -- Ch. 10. Performance and product evaluation -- Ch. 11. Interests, personality, and adjustment -- Ch. 12. Attitudes and rating scales -- Ch. 13. Assessment of children with disabilities -- Ch. 14. Ethics and issues in assessment -- Ch. 15. Principles of test development -- App. Percent of cases falling below selected values on the normal curve.