| Description |
ix, 230 pages ; 26 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Part I Foundations -- Validity -- Reliability/Precision and Errors of Measurement -- Fairness in Testing -- Part II Operations -- Test Design and Development -- Scores, Scales, Norms, Score Linking and Cut Scores -- Test Administration, Scoring, Reporting and Interpretation -- Supporting Documentation for Tests -- The Rights and Responsibilities of Test Takers -- The Rights and Responsibilities of Test Users -- Part II Testing Applications -- Psychological Testing and Assessment -- Workplace Testing and Credentialing -- Educational Testing and Assessment -- Uses of Tests for Program Evaluation, Policy Studies, and Accountability |
| Summary |
In the past 15 years, important developments have occurred in the field of testing, requiring significant revision to Standards. Five areas, in particular, receive attention in the 2014 revision: Examining the accountability issues for the uses of tests in educational policy; Broadening the concept of accessibility of tests for all examinees; Representing more comprehensively the role of tests in the workplace; Taking into account the expanding role of technology in testing; Improving the structure of the book for better communication of the standards. Standards was revised under the aegis of a management committee created by the three organizations -- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"Prepared by the Joint Committee on the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing of the American Educational Research Association, the American Psychological Association, and the National Council on Measurement in Education"--Verso of title page |
| Bibliography |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Educational tests and measurements -- Standards -- United States.
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Psychological tests -- Standards -- United States.
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Educational Measurement -- standards.
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Psychological Tests -- standards.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
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United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Author |
American Psychological Association, author
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Joint Committee on Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (U.S.), author
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National Council on Measurement in Education, author
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| LC no. |
2014009333 |
| ISBN |
0935302352 (alk. paper) |
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9780935302356 (alk. paper) |
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