Testing and measurement : a user-friendly guide / Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius, Mary E. Stafford.

Author/creator Kurpius, Sharon E. Robinson
Other author Stafford, Mary E.
Format Book
Publication InfoThousand Oaks : Sage Publications, ©2006.
Descriptionxv, 183 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents What is a number? : is a rose always a rose? -- Frequencies : one potato, two potato, three potato, four -- The distribution of test scores : the perfect body? -- Central tendencies and dispersion : coming together or growing apart -- Standardized scores : do you measure up? -- Norms and criterion scores : keeping up with the Joneses or not -- Error scores : the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? -- Building a strong test : one the big bad wolf can't blow down -- Reliability : the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow -- Validity : what you see is not always what you get -- The perils and pitfalls of testing : being ethical.
Local noteLittle-346764--305131052406U
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171) and index.
LCCN 2005008152
ISBN1412910021 (pbk.)
ISBN9781412910026 (pbk.)