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Preface | |
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Assessment Methods and Practices | |
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Psychological Testing in Perspective | |
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Historical Overview | |
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Testing as a Profession | |
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Test Standards and Ethics | |
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Test Design and Construction | |
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Planning a Test | |
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Preparing Test Items | |
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Assembling and Reproducing a Test | |
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Oral Testing | |
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Performance Testing | |
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Test Administration and Scoring | |
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Test Administration | |
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Test Scoring | |
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Item Analysis and Norms | |
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Item Analysis | |
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Standardization, Norms, and Equating | |
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Reliability and Validity | |
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Reliability | |
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Validity | |
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Using Tests in Personnel Decision Making | |
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Assessment of Abilities | |
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Standardized Achievement Tests | |
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Foundations of Achievement Testing | |
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Achievement Test Batteries | |
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Achievement Tests in Specific Areas | |
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Intelligence Tests and Distribution | |
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History and Terminology | |
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Individually-Administered Tests | |
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Group-Administered Intelligence Tests | |
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Distribution and Classification of Intelligence | |
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Research and Theories on Intelligence | |
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Age Changes in Intelligence | |
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Other Demographic Variables | |
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Biological Factors and Cognitive Abilities | |
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Theories of Intelligence | |
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Special Abilities | |
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Concepts and Characteristics | |
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Sensory-Perceptual and Psychomotor Skills Tests | |
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Mechanical Ability | |
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Clerical and Computer-Related Abilities | |
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Artistic, Musical, and Other Creative Abilities | |
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Multiple-Aptitude Batteries | |
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Prospects for Tests of Cognitive Abilities | |
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Assessment of Personality and Preferences | |
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Interests, Attitudes, and Values | |
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Interests and Interest Measurement | |
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The Strong and Kuder Inventories | |
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Other General- and Special-Purpose Interest Inventories | |
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Using Interest Inventories in Counseling | |
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Measurement of Attitudes | |
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Measurement of Values | |
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Personality Theories, Observations, Interviews, and Ratings | |
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Foundations of Personality Assessment | |
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Observations | |
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Interviews | |
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Rating Scales and Checklists | |
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Behavior Analysis and Assessment | |
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Personality Inventories and Projective Techniques | |
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Personality Inventories | |
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Projective Techniques | |
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Physiological, Perceptual, and Cognitive Measures | |
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Applications and Issues | |
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Psychological Assessment in Applied Settings | |
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Assessment in Educational Contexts | |
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Assessment of Consumer Behavior | |
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Assessment in Clinical Contexts | |
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Assessment in Health and Legal Contexts | |
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Environmental Assessment | |
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Criticisms and Issues | |
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Nature and Consequences of Criticism of Testing | |
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College Entrance Examinations | |
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Other Issues in Educational Testing | |
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Employment Testing and Bias | |
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Issues in Personality Assessment | |
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Measurement and Statistics | |
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Scales of Measurement | |
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Frequency Distributions | |
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Measures of Central Tendency | |
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Percentiles, Deciles, and Quartiles | |
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Measures of Variability | |
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Correlation and Simple Linear Regression | |
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Multiple Regression and Factor Analysis | |
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Areas under the Normal Curve | |
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Commercial Suppliers of Psychological and Educational Assessment Materials | |
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