Lewis
R. Aiken, Pepperdine Universit
Copyright:
2000 Format: Cloth, 501 pp ISBN: 0-205-29567-3
Summary
Despite
criticism and challenges from both within and outside the psychology profession,
psychological assessment has continued to expand and diversify. A proven classic in the
field, Psychological Testing and Assessment has been completely updated, offering
extensive coverage of the new tests, inventories, scales, and the methodological advances
in constructing, administering, scoring, and interpreting these psychometric instruments.
This is an essential text for any student who is planning to construct, administer, and
make decisions based on test scores in clinical or educational settings.
Appropriate
Courses
Designed
for undergraduate courses in Psychological Testing and graduate courses in Educational
Testing in departments of psychology and education.
Features
Retains
the basic structure of earlier editions with its comprehensive coverage; yet, it does not
overwhelm students.
Includes
all areas of psychological testing - intelligence, special abilities, personality, and
assessment in applied settings.
The
discussion of the computer's role in testing shows students how it has revolutionized the
ways tests are administered, scored, and interpreted.
A
balanced view of the criticisms and issues involved in testing helps students become
sensitive to the personal and social consequences of testing.
New To This Edition
Outlines
the substantial revisions in the content and format of the college entrance exams.
New
versions of tests keep students up-to-date on the latest developments in the field.
Greater
emphasis on the applications of testing in educational, clinical/counseling, and
industrial/organizational settings makes the text relevant to students who will use
testing in a wide range of settings.
Table Of Contents
All
chapters include "Summary" and "Questions and Activities."
Preface.
I.
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND PRACTICES.
1.
Psychological Testing in Perspective.
Historical Overview.
Testing as a Profession.
Test Standards and Ethics.
2.
Test Design and Construction.
Planning a Test.
Preparing Test Items.
Assembling and Reproducing a Test.
Oral Testing.
Performance Testing.
3.
Test Administration and Scoring.
Test Administration.
Test Scoring.
4.
Item Analysis and Norms.
Item Analysis.
Standardization, Norms, and Equating.
5.
Reliability and Validity.
Reliability.
Validity.
Using Tests in Personnel Decision Making.
II.
ASSESSMENT OF ABILITIES.
6.
Standardized Achievement Tests.
Foundations of Achievement Testing.
Achievement Test Batteries.
Achievement Tests in Specific Areas.
7.
Intelligence Tests and Distribution.
History and Terminology.
Individually-Administered Tests.
Group-Administered Intelligence Tests.
Distribution and Classification of Intelligence.
8.
Research and Theories on Intelligence.
Age Changes in Intelligence.
Other Demographic Variables.
Biological Factors and Cognitive Abilities.
Theories of Intelligence.
9.
Special Abilities.
Concepts and Characteristics.
Sensory-Perceptual and Psychomotor Skills Tests.
Mechanical Ability.
Clerical and Computer-Related Abilities.
Artistic, Musical, and Other Creative Abilities.
Multiple-Aptitude Batteries.
Prospects for Tests of Cognitive Abilities.
III.
ASSESSMENT OF PERSONALITY AND PREFERENCES.
10.
Interests, Attitudes, and Values.
Interests and Interest Measurement.
The Strong and Kuder Inventories.
Other General- and Special-Purpose Interest Inventories.
Using Interest Inventories in Counseling.
Measurement of Attitudes.
Measurement of Values.
11.
Personality Theories, Observations, Interviews, and Ratings.
Foundations of Personality Assessment.
Observations.
Interviews.
Rating Scales and Checklists.
Behavior Analysis and Assessment.
12.
Personality Inventories and Projective Techniques.
Personality Inventories.
Projective Techniques.
Physiological, Perceptual, and Cognitive Measures.
IV.
APPLICATIONS AND ISSUES.
13.
Psychological Assessment in Applied Settings.
Assessment in Educational Contexts.
Assessment of Consumer Behavior.
Assessment in Clinical Contexts.
Assessment in Health and Legal Contexts.
Environmental Assessment.
14.
Criticisms and Issues.
Nature and Consequences of Criticism of Testing.
College Entrance Examinations.
Other Issues in Educational Testing.
Employment Testing and Bias.
Issues in Personality Assessment.
Appendix
A: Measurement and Statistics.
Scales of Measurement.
Frequency Distributions.
Measures of Central Tendency.
Percentiles, Deciles, and Quartiles.
Measures of Variability.
Correlation and Simple Linear Regression.
Multiple Regression and Factor Analysis.
Appendix
B: Areas under the Normal Curve.
Appendix
C: Commercial Suppliers of Psychological and Educational Assessment Materials.
Appendix
D: Suppliers of Computer-Based Products and Services for Psychological Assessment.
Glossary.
Answers
to Quantitative Exercises.
References.
Author
Index.
Test
Index.
Subject
Index.
