Modern measurement : theory, principles and applications of mental appraisal
/ Steven J. Osterlind
- New Jersey Pearson Education 2006
- 492 p.
Part I : Introductory considerations -- Introduction to psychological measurement -- Statistical concepts, probability, expectations, and more -- Part II : Classical theory and validity -- Classical test theory -- Validity -- Traditional reliability strategies -- Part III : Scaling tests -- Dimensional scaling and norming -- The normal curve and distributional statistics -- Part IV : Constructing tests -- Constructing items and exercises for tests -- Performance-related measures -- Part V : Modern approaches : IRT and generalizability theory -- Modern scaling with item response theory -- Modern reliability analysis : generalizability theory -- Part VI : Analyzing tests -- Examining individual test items and exercises -- Examining whole tests -- Part VII : Further testing issues -- Establishing standards -- Equivalence : linking and equating -- Test administration : modes and special considerations.