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Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement
Fourth Edition
- Neil J. Salkind
- Bruce B. Frey - University of Kansas, USA
November 2022 | 360 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
With its signature, conversational writing style and straightforward presentation, the Fourth Edition of Neil J. Salkind's bestselling Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement guides readers through an overview of the categories of tests, the design of tests, the use of tests, and some of the basic social, political, and legal issues that the process of testing involves.
New co-author Bruce B. Frey has streamlined the chapter organization for ease of use; added more content on validity and reliability throughout; more closely connected standardized tests to classroom instruction by adding more on classroom assessment; and added a chapter on surveys and scale development.
An Instructor Resource Site at edge.sagepub.com/salkindtm4e includes a test bank, PowerPoint slides, and tables and figures from the book. The open-access Student Study Site offers flashcards that strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts.
New co-author Bruce B. Frey has streamlined the chapter organization for ease of use; added more content on validity and reliability throughout; more closely connected standardized tests to classroom instruction by adding more on classroom assessment; and added a chapter on surveys and scale development.
An Instructor Resource Site at edge.sagepub.com/salkindtm4e includes a test bank, PowerPoint slides, and tables and figures from the book. The open-access Student Study Site offers flashcards that strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts.
PART I: THE BASICS
1. Why Measurement? An Introduction
2. Levels of Measurement and Their Importance: One Potato, Two Potatoes
3. Reliability and Its Importance: Getting it Right Every Time
4. Validity and Its Importance: The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth
5. Percentages, Percentiles and Probabilities: Are You Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw?
6. Item Response Theory: The “New” Kid on the Block
PART II: TYPES OF TESTS
7. Achievement Tests: Is Life a Multiple-Choice Test?
8. Aptitude Tests: What’s in Store for Me?
9. Intelligence Tests: Am I Smarter Than My Smart Phone?
10. Personality and Neuropsychology Tests: It’s Not You, It’s Me
11. Career Choices: Have We Got a Job For You!
PART III: CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT
12. Picking the Right Answer: Choose Your Own Destiny
13. Building the Right Answer: Construction Work Ahead
PART IV: RESEARCHER-MADE INSTRUMENTS
14. Surveys and Scale Development: What Are They Thinking?
PART V: FAIR TESTING
15. Truth and Justice for All: Test Bias and Universal Design
16. Laws, Ethics and Standards: The Professional Practice of Tests and Measurement
Supplements
Student Study Site
edge.sagepub.com/salkindtm4e
The open-access Student Study Site offers flashcards that strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts.
For additional information, custom options, or to request a personalized walkthrough of these resources, please contact your sales representative.
edge.sagepub.com/salkindtm4e
The open-access Student Study Site offers flashcards that strengthen understanding of key terms and concepts.
For additional information, custom options, or to request a personalized walkthrough of these resources, please contact your sales representative.
Instructor Resource Site
edge.sagepub.com/salkindtm4e
Online resources included with this text
The online resources for your text are available via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site, which offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.
edge.sagepub.com/salkindtm4e
Online resources included with this text
The online resources for your text are available via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site, which offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.
Few texts related to assessment. Might be a little advanced for our undergrads, but so far it's working well.
Child Development Prog, California State Univ-Chico
February 21, 2023
