Mastering Modern Psychological Testing: Theory & Methods

Mastering Modern Psychological Testing: Theory & Methods

<P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <DIV sercontent> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <B> <I> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">Testing, Measurement, Assessment</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </I> </B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <I>Mastering Modern Psychological Testing: Theory & Methods </I>presents quality written research in a thorough and comprehensive manner that allows students to master the material.<BR> <BR>This text provides a comprehensive introduction to psychological assessment and covers areas not typically addressed in existing test and measurements texts such as neuropsychological assessment and the use of tests in forensics settings. </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">“Mastering Modern Psychological Testing” addresses special topics in psychological testing and includes special material on test development written by a leading test developer as well as relevant examples. The book is designed for undergraduate courses in Psychological Testing / Assessment / Testing Theory & Methods.</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> <B> <U> <B>Learning Goals<BR> </B> </U> </B>Upon completing this book, readers should be able to:</P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Understand what constitutes a psychological test, how tests are developed, how they are best used, and how to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Recognize the development process and how the psychometric properties of tests are constructed so they have the generalized knowledge to always learn about any test</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Engage in areas of testing that represent different approaches to measuring different psychological constructs</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">Understand the difficult and demanding area of how tests are applied and interpreted across cultures within the United States</DIV> </LI> </UL> </DIV>