Description Psychological Testing and Assessment presents students with a solid grounding in psychometrics and the world of testing and assessment. The book distinguishes itself through its logical organization and many pedagogical aids, including the “Meet an Assessment Professional” feature in every chapter that highlights the works of important academics and practitioners in the field. Now in its ninth edition, this program has consistently won enthusiastic reviews not only for its balance of breadth and depth of coverage, but for content that brings a human face to the assessment enterprise. The Connect course for this offering includes SmartBook, an adaptive reading and study experience which guides students to master, recall, and apply key concepts while providing automatically-graded assessments.
This text includes a logical organization and many pedagogical aids, including the “Meet an Assessment Professional” feature in every chapter that highlights the works of important academics and practitioners in the field.
This also provides a balance of breadth and depth of coverage, as well as content that brings a human face to the assessment enterprise.
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Table of Contents
Part I An Overview
CHAPTER 1 Psychological Testing and Assessment
CHAPTER 2 Historical, Cultural, and Legal/Ethical Considerations
Part II The Science of Psychological Measurement
CHAPTER 3 A Statistics Refresher
CHAPTER 4 Of Tests and Testing
CHAPTER 5 Reliability
CHAPTER 6 Validity
CHAPTER 7 Utility
CHAPTER 8 Test Development
Part III The Assessment of Intellingence
CHAPTER 9 Intelligence and Its Measurement
CHAPTER 10 Assessment for Education
Part IV The Assessment of Personality
CHAPTER 11 Personality Assessment: An Overview
CHAPTER 12 Personality Assessment Methods
Part V Testing and Assessment in Action
CHAPTER 13 Clinical and Counseling Assessment
CHAPTER 14 Neuropsychological Assessment
CHAPTER 15 Assessment, Careers, and Business