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This is the first practitioner-oriented guide to basic
psychometrics--the science behind test construction and validation.
It is an essential course text and clinical reference for anyone
who needs to select and administer diagnostic tests or review test
score data obtained by others. Without assuming any mathematical
background, the author describes the fundamentals of diagnostic
testing, how to interpret score data, and how specific tests are
used in school psychology, special education, counseling, and other
contexts. Concepts such as reliability, validity, and fairness and
test bias are explained in an accessible, conversational way.
Detailed case examples illustrate the dos and don'ts of presenting
test score data to clients, parents, and teachers in oral feedback
and written reports. Pedagogical Features: *End-of-chapter
exercises that emphasize application and understanding, with
answers at the end of the book. *Key terms are bolded throughout
and accessibly explained in the end-of-book glossary. *Resource
appendix--annotated guide to articles and books on more advanced
topics in psychometrics, assessment, and testing.
Hothersall and Lovett's History of Psychology is a lively survey of
the evolution of the field from 1850 to the present. Built around
the lives of fascinating thinkers who proposed bold new ways of
studying human behavior and mental processes, and telling the true
stories behind their famous experiments, this textbook provides
students with an intimate understanding of how psychology came to
be what it is today. Thoroughly updated with the latest historical
scholarship, the fifth edition includes greater focus on the
contributions of women and people of color, and a new chapter on
the late twentieth century and the cognitive revolution. It also
features updated pedagogy such as chapter discussion questions and
unique archival photographs, while instructor resources include a
test bank, lecture slides, and an instructor manual.
Deciding whether to grant test accommodations for a student with
disabilities is challenging and controversial. Current
accommodations practice is seldom research based, and professionals
charged with such decisions often reach different conclusions. The
result can be either unnecessary accommodations that compromise
test validity or the denial of accommodations to a student who
needs them. In this book, Benjamin Lovett and Lawrence Lewandowski
draw on research to offer clear, specific guidelines for deciding
when accommodations are appropriate for a student with disabilities
- depending on the test being taken, the accommodations being
considered, and the student's functional skills. Case studies apply
the guidelines to specific scenarios. The book also explains how
laws and practices differ for K-12 accommodations versus
postsecondary education and workplace accommodations, as well as
how universal test design might lessen the need for test
accommodations.
Hothersall and Lovett's History of Psychology is a lively survey of
the evolution of the field from 1850 to the present. Built around
the lives of fascinating thinkers who proposed bold new ways of
studying human behavior and mental processes, and telling the true
stories behind their famous experiments, this textbook provides
students with an intimate understanding of how psychology came to
be what it is today. Thoroughly updated with the latest historical
scholarship, the fifth edition includes greater focus on the
contributions of women and people of color, and a new chapter on
the late twentieth century and the cognitive revolution. It also
features updated pedagogy such as chapter discussion questions and
unique archival photographs, while instructor resources include a
test bank, lecture slides, and an instructor manual.
This is the first practitioner-oriented guide to basic
psychometrics--the science behind test construction and validation.
It is an essential course text and clinical reference for anyone
who needs to select and administer diagnostic tests or review test
score data obtained by others. Without assuming any mathematical
background, the author describes the fundamentals of diagnostic
testing, how to interpret score data, and how specific tests are
used in school psychology, special education, counseling, and other
contexts. Concepts such as reliability, validity, and fairness and
test bias are explained in an accessible, conversational way.
Detailed case examples illustrate the dos and don'ts of presenting
test score data to clients, parents, and teachers in oral feedback
and written reports. Pedagogical Features: *End-of-chapter
exercises that emphasize application and understanding, with
answers at the end of the book. *Key terms are bolded throughout
and accessibly explained in the end-of-book glossary. *Resource
appendix--annotated guide to articles and books on more advanced
topics in psychometrics, assessment, and testing.
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