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An Introduction to Psychological Assessment and Psychometrics
Second Edition
- Keith Coaley - Chartered Occupational and Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice
March 2014 | 400 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
In An Introduction to Psychological Assessment and Psychometrics, Keith Coaley outlines the key ingredients of psychological assessment, providing case studies to illustrate their application, making it an ideal textbook for courses on psychometrics or psychological assessment.
New to the Second Edition:
New to the Second Edition:
- Includes occupational and educational settings
- Covers ethical and professional issues with a strong practical focus
- Case study material related to work selection settings
- End of chapter self-assessments to facilitate students’ progress
- Compliant with the latest BPS Certificate of Testing curriculum
Chapter 1: Introduction: Individual Differences and Psychometrics
PART I: The Essential Tools of Psychological Measurement
Chapter 2: The Basic Components: Scales and Items
Chapter 3: How Assessment Measures are Made
Chapter 4: Statistics for Psychological Measurement
PART II: The Essential Characteristics of Psychological Measurement
Chapter 5: The Importance of Reliability
Chapter 6: The Significance of Validity
PART III: Theories and Applications of Measurement Techniques
Chapter 7: Theories and Measurement of Intellectual Ability
Chapter 8: Theories and Measurement of Personality Characteristics
Chapter 9: Alternative Perspectives: Theories and Measurement
PART IV: Ethical and Professional Issues
Chapter 10: Best Practice in Measurement
PART V: Practical Skills for Measurement of Individual Differences
Chapter 11: How to Make a Test or Questionnaire
Useful as background for any usability studies for multimedia or computer games projects looking at user affect.
Multimedia & Computing Dept, Gloucestershire Univ.
July 11, 2014
Offers a clearly written useful conceptual framework for the understanding of what can feel, for many, like a complex topic
School of Education and Community, Glyndwr Univ.
June 30, 2014
A very interesting text that offers an introductory approach to the subject area. The text is easy to navigate and has an almost step by step methodology to it.
Sport, Bradford College
June 10, 2014
Excellent book, the students enjoyed the easy to reda layout
Department of HRM, Liverpool John Moores University
May 29, 2014
An excellent thorough book on the area
Social & General Studies Department, Cork Institute of Technology
April 9, 2014
