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Advancing Natural Language Processing in Educational Assessment examines the use of natural language technology in educational testing, measurement, and assessment. Recent developments in natural language processing (NLP) have enabled large-scale educational applications, though scholars and professionals may lack a shared understanding of the strengths and limitations of NLP in assessment as well as the challenges that testing organizations face in implementation. This first-of-its-kind book provides evidence-based practices for the use of NLP-based approaches to automated text and speech scoring, language proficiency assessment, technology-assisted item generation, gamification, learner feedback, and beyond. Spanning historical context, validity and fairness issues, emerging technologies, and implications for feedback and personalization, these chapters represent the most robust treatment yet about NLP for education measurement researchers, psychometricians, testing professionals, and policymakers.
The "Advances in Personality Assessment Series" began in the early
1980s to facilitate the rapid dissemination of important new
developments in theory and research on all aspects of personality
assessment. Impressed with the extensive research on test
development and validation that was going on at that time, the
editors were concerned with the limited publication resources
devoted to personality assessment. With this series, they hoped to
provide a publication opportunity and resource for reports of
personality assessment research and/or clinical practice that might
not conveniently fit in journal format because of length, focus, or
content.
During the past two or three decades, research in cognitive science
and psychology has yielded an improved understanding of the
fundamental psychological nature of knowledge and cognitive skills
that psychological testing attempts to measure. These theories have
reached sufficient maturity, making it reasonable to look upon them
to provide a sound theoretical foundation for assessment,
particulary for the content of assessments. This fact, combined
with much discontentedness over current testing practices, has
inspired efforts to bring testing and cognitive theory together to
create a new theoretical framework for psychological testing -- a
framework developed for diagnosing learners' differences rather
than for ranking learners based on their differences.
Characterized by its multi-level interdisciplinary character,
communication has become a variable field -- one in which the level
of analysis varies. This has had important ramifications for the
study of communication because, to some extent, the questions one
asks are determined by the methods one has available to answer
them. As a result, communication research is characterized by the
plethora of both qualitative and quantitative approaches used by
its practitioners. These include survey and experimental methods,
and content, historical, and rhetorical analyses.
An Introduction to Psychometrics and Psychological Assessment is the successor to Cooper's prize-winning book and shows how psychological questionnaires and tests can be chosen, administered, scored, interpreted and developed. In providing students, researchers, test users, test developers and practitioners in the social sciences, education and health with an evaluative guide to choosing, using, interpreting and developing tests, it provides readers a thorough grasp of the principles (and limitations) of testing, together with the necessary methodological detail. This book has three distinctive features. First, it stresses the basic logic of psychological assessment without getting bogged down with mathematics; the spreadsheet simulations and utilities which are integrated into the text allow users to explore how numbers behave, rather than reading equations. Readers will "learn by doing". Second, it covers both the theory behind psychological assessment and the practicalities of locating, designing and using tests and interpreting their scores. Finally, it is evaluative. Rather than just describing concepts such as test reliability or adaptive testing, it stresses the underlying principles, merits and drawbacks of each approach to assessment, and methods of developing and evaluating questionnaires and tests. Unusually for an introductory text, it includes coverage of several cutting-edge techniques, and this new edition expands the discussion on measurement invariance, methods of detecting/quantifying bias and hierarchical factor models, and features added sections on: -Best practices for translation of tests into other languages and problems of cultural bias - Automatic item generation - The advantages, drawbacks and practicalities of internet-based testing - Generalizability theory - Network analysis - Dangerous assumptions made when scoring tests - The accuracy of tests used for assessing individuals - The two-way relationship between psychometrics and psychological theory. Aimed at non-mathematicians, this friendly and engaging text will help you to understand the fundamental principles of psychometrics that underpin the measurement of any human characteristic using any psychological test. Written by a leading figure in the field and accompanied by additional resources, including a set of spreadsheets which use simulated data and other techniques to illustrate important issues, this is an essential introduction for all students of psychology and related disciplines. It assumes very little statistical background and is written for students studying psychological assessment or psychometrics, and for researchers and practitioners who use questionnaires and tests to measure personality, cognitive abilities, educational attainment, mood or motivation.
This book brings together psychometric, cognitive science, policy,
and content domain perspectives on new approaches to educational
assessment -- in particular, constructed response, performance
testing, and portfolio assessment. These new assessment approaches
-- a full range of alternatives to traditional multiple-choice
tests -- are useful in all types of large-scale testing programs,
including educational admissions, school accountability, and
placement. This book's multi-disciplinary perspective identifies
the potential advantages and pitfalls of these new assessment
forms, as well as the critical research questions that must be
addressed if these assessment methods are to benefit
education.
This book presents state-of-the-art information on both the
scientific and clinical aspects of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial
Inventory, a test that uniquely assesses both personality pathology
and psychopathology. The book presents original contributions from
major researchers/clinicians who have published seminal papers on
the MCMI and who are recognized authorities in their specific
areas. Clinical examples of the MCMI with a variety of clinical
populations are provided, and many chapters summarize the research
in that area as well as present clinical illustrations of the MCMI
with actual cases.
In keeping with the goals of this series, which are to facilitate
the rapid dissemination of important new developments in theory and
research on all aspects of personality assessment, the eight
chapters in this volume examine a wide range of topics. These
include research investigations and clinical applications involving
traditional assessment techniques -- such as the Rorschach and the
MMPI-2 -- and promising but less known procedures. Specific topics
examined in the individual chapters range from the assessment of
appreciation of humor to assessment of marital distress. A review
of the contents of this volume once again demonstrates the
diversity in assessment philosophy, theoretical orientation, and
research methodology that characterizes the field of personality
assessment.
"Automated scoring engines [...] require a careful balancing of the contributions of technology, NLP, psychometrics, artificial intelligence, and the learning sciences. The present handbook is evidence that the theories, methodologies, and underlying technology that surround automated scoring have reached maturity, and that there is a growing acceptance of these technologies among experts and the public." From the Foreword by Alina von Davier, ACTNext Senior Vice President Handbook of Automated Scoring: Theory into Practice provides a scientifically grounded overview of the key research efforts required to move automated scoring systems into operational practice. It examines the field of automated scoring from the viewpoint of related scientific fields serving as its foundation, the latest developments of computational methodologies utilized in automated scoring, and several large-scale real-world applications of automated scoring for complex learning and assessment systems. The book is organized into three parts that cover (1) theoretical foundations, (2) operational methodologies, and (3) practical illustrations, each with a commentary. In addition, the handbook includes an introduction and synthesis chapter as well as a cross-chapter glossary.
Measurement theory has only recently become recognized as a
legitimate, specialized field of inquiry. This text covers a wide
range of issues of central concern to contemporary measurement
theorists, and a broad range of philosophical perspectives are
represented. The formalist, representationalist approach defines
measurement as the assignment of numbers to entities and events to
represent their properties and relations. It also states that
measurement theory is supposed to analyze the concept of a scale of
measurement, describe various types of scales and their uses, and
formulate the conditions required for the existence of scales of
various types. Since this approach dominates contemporary
measurement theory, the volume begins with essays by some of its
leading architects. In order to allow for diverse points of view,
the book also includes articles that attempt to broaden this
approach, and several that even criticize the approach.
This volume celebrates Lee J. Cronbach's considerable contributions
to the methodology of social and behavioral science. Comprised of
chapters written by colleagues and contemporaries of the highly
influential scholar, it offers a range of ideas, perspectives, and
new approaches to improving social science inquiry.
First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Based on a tremendous increase in the development of psychometric
theories in the past decade -- ranging from techniques for
criterion-referenced testing to behavioral assessment,
generalizability, and item response theory -- this book offers a
summary of core issues. In so doing, it provides a comprehensive
survey of reliability, validity, and item analysis from the
perspectives of classical true-score model, generalizability
theory, item response theory, criterion-referenced testing, and
behavioral assessment. Related theoretical issues such as item
bias, equating, and cut-score determination are also discussed.
This is an excellent text for courses in statistics, research
methods, behavioral medicine and cognitive science as well as
educational, school, experimental, counseling/social, clinical,
developmental, and personality psychology.
Reliable, easily administered, and objective ways of assessing the well-being of the elderly and their use of, and need for, services are rare. The author of this study provides current information on the Multidimensional Functional Assessment of Older Adults (MFAQ) -- the most widely used questionnaire of its type. This volume discusses ways in which the procedure has been used and can be used by clinicians, program evaluators and planners. The book also examines OARS (Older Americans Resources and Services Program) MFAQ and how it permits assessment of the level of functioning in five areas: social, economic, mental health, physical health and self-care. Readers will find detailed and updated information on administration, hand and computer-based scoring, as well as use of the questionnaire.
This volume illustrates the diversity in assessment philosophy,
theoretical orientation, and research methodology that is
characteristic in the field of personality assessment. Topics range
from anxiety about test taking and teaching science, to the
emotional distress evoked by an environmental catastrophe.
First published in 1987. This is Volume 6 of Advances in Personality Assessment and includes articles on personality in the U.S. Foreign Office, the interview questionnaire technique, assessment of shame and guilt, assessment of cognitive affective interactions in children and holistic health, amongst others.
"Essentials of WRAML2 and TOMAL-2 Assessment" introduces professionals to these two widely used memory measurement batteries, both of which measure memory and are used to supplement evaluations of ADHD and reading problems in youngsters, as well as a number of other disorders across the age span. Written by Wayne Adams and Cecil Reynolds, this essential reference provides administration guidelines, including procedural suggestions and solutions for common problems examiners may encounter; expert assessment of each test's relative strengths and weaknesses; valuable advice on clinical applications; and illuminating case reports.
This book provides some common background in child development and assists the provider of child assessment services to determine appropriate procedures to answer questions and investigate specific problems. It is intended for graduate students in child clinical psychology and school psychology.
First published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Learn which dark side of personality assessment to use and when Introduces different assessment tools Highlights the nuances between tests Presents the relevant psychometric properties Explores findings about human nature We encounter people who possess socially undesirable personality traits at subclinical levels in our day-to-day lives, whether it is the boss who acts like a jerk, a cheating partner, or a friend who rubs everyone the wrong way. This volume explores the latest research on the assessment of dark personality traits, including the Dark Triad of narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. The internationally renowned group of contributors provide a comprehensive, evidence-based overview of the personality traits currently being explored. Each chapter reviews two main topics. First, a particular measure used to study such traits is discussed. This section is geared to help the reader to understand how researchers in this area capture data on these traits and to best decide which instrument they want to use and when. Second, each chapter then details what the psychometric data on the test reveals about human nature, including topics such as sex differences, workplace behaviors, sexuality, and value systems. In this way, the contributors highlight how the convergence of research from various measures can provide a broad mosaic of information about people colloquially called psychopaths, narcissists, spiteful, Machiavellian, and sadists. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in test development and practitioners interested in the dark side of personality.
Adult autism assessment is a new and fast-growing clinical area, for which professionals often feel ill-equipped. Autistic adults are often misdiagnosed which has enormous implications for their mental health. This accessible and comprehensive adult autism assessment handbook covers the most up to date research and best practice around adult autism assessment, centering the person's internal experiences and sense-making in clinical assessment, rather than subjective observation, thus providing the clinician with a truly paradigm shifting Neuro-Affirmative approach to autism assessment. Traditional clinical assessment tools are comprehensively explored and unpacked to enable the clinician to have full confidence in aligning traditional criteria to the Autistic person's subjective experiences. Full of additional resources like language guidelines and an exploration of the common intersections between Autistic experience and the effects of trauma, mental health and more, this book supplies a breadth of knowledge on key areas that affect Autistic adults in everyday life. The mixed team of neurotypical and neurodivergent authors describe lived experience of Autistic adults, a how-to for conducting Neuro-Affirmative assessments and post-assessment support, alongside reflections from practice. This book also has a directory of further resources including downloadable forms that you can use to prepare for your own assessments and a downloadable deep dive into Autistic perception. This guide will also support professionals through every step of the assessment process. |
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