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Author Fishman, Joshua A.

Title Introduction to test construction in the social and behavioral sciences : a practical guide / Joshua A. Fishman and Tomás Galguera
Published Lanham, Md. ; Oxford : Rowman & Littlefield, [2003]
©2003

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Description xiii, 167 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Theoretical topics -- What are "tests for research purposes?" -- The end goal as a first consideration -- Instrument reliability -- Instrument validity -- Item analyses -- Sociopsychological scales -- Empirical topics -- Designing your instrument; componentiality and item type -- Preparation and preliminary testing of the first version -- Analyzing version I: item statistics and instrument reliability -- Analyzing version II: item statistics, instrument reliability, And validity -- Semiformal measurement: varieties of content analysis -- What next? Back to the future
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and index
Subject Psychological tests -- Design and construction.
Author Galguera, Tomás, 1960-
LC no. 2002152101
ISBN 0742525198 hardback
0742525201 paperback