Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 150.287
EAN num: 9780874849837
ISBN number: 0874849837
Label: Mayfield Pub Co
Manufacturer: Mayfield Pub Co
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 884
Printing Date: 1992-02
Publishing house: Mayfield Pub Co
Sale Popularity Level: 3823863
Studio: Mayfield Pub Co
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This is a thoroughly updated revision of the most highly acclaimed and successful undergraduate measurement text in testing over the last fifteen years. 'Psychological Testing and Assessment' examines the philosophical, historical, and methodological foundations of psychological testing, assessment, and measurement, while helping students appreciate their benefits and pitfalls in practice. The text's time-tested and trusted approach incorporates up-to-date research, insightful culture-related perspectives, engaging examples and illustrations, critical thinking questions, even humour to involve students and maintain interest.
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I was surprised to see this book ranked so poorly and then read the predominantly negative reviews of this book. As a psychology instructor and a PhD student I've found this book to be invaluable. It is an excellent introduction to the topic and although I have over a dozen reference tools on psychological assessment I frequently refer to this one when I need a concise definition or brief discusion of a topic. I recommend to my students who are headed to grad school to hang on to this text!
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This is a textbook- teaching you about tests It is a lot of information but a good read. I'm an undergraduate and with a hectic schedule and the reading goes by fairly easily. I take my book with me and actually enjoy it. I especially like the crossword puzzles in the review book. Would recommend to anyone who wants to really understand testing in our culture today.
*Caution- the book goes into statistics a little, so you need to have already completed a course in stats to understand some of the items.
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BUYER BEWARE..Vendor will tell you that the book is coming. They even game me a tracking number from 2005. I sent numerous emails and I was even given a song and dance about the book delivery was attempted when I wasn't home. The problem is that I have been home for WEEKS on a medical leave and have received all delivery's but this one. IMAGINE THAT!!!! No book and no money. BEWARE!!!!
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Unfortunately, I found the book a necessary evil. It was a required text for my Master's program tests and measurements course, otherwise, I would have never bought and read it. It does cover a lot of material, and I did receive a good understanding of what psychological testing and assessment is all about. But the style!.. It sometimes took me 4-5 attempts to read a passage and make sense out of it. Some chapters (like a Statistical Refresher) felt like the authors made their very best to make sure the readers won't understand a word. With a few exceptions of entertaining examples, the book is boring and is written in a very difficult language.
Another point - for the kind of price I expected the illustrations to be in color. Well, all illustrations (good thing, there are many of them, at least) are grey & white with occasional pink.
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This textbook covers a lot of material, but in an unsystematic way: the definitions are not worded in a predictable and consistent manner, the more important issues are not given priority over the less important ones, but everything is simply thrown together into an indigestible and boring glob.
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