Testing, Measurement and Assessment Books

New and Published Books

1. Experiments in Personality: Volume 2 (Psychology Revivals)

   Psychodiagnostics and psychodynamics

   Edited by H.J. Eysenck

   Series: Psychology Revivals

   Originally published in 1960, the two volumes of Experiments in Personality report a number of experiments in psychogenetics, psychopharmacology, psychodiagnostics, psychometrics and psychodynamics, all of which formed part of the programme of research which had been developing from...

   Published May 6th 2013 by Routledge
2. Ability (Psychology Revivals)

   A Psychological Study

   By Victoria Hazlitt

   Series: Psychology Revivals

   Originally published in 1926, the first part of this book attempted to formulate a theory of ability in the light of recent experimental results of the time. It discusses the nature of intelligence and the problem of special abilities, and includes a study of some typical forms of genius. The...

   Published May 2nd 2013 by Psychology Press
3. Contemporary Psychometrics

   Edited by Albert Maydeu-Olivares, John J. McArdle

   Series: Multivariate Applications Series

   Contemporary Psychometrics features cutting edge chapters organized in four sections: test theory, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and multivariate analysis. The section on test theory includes topics such as multidimensional item response theory (IRT), the relationship between IRT...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Psychology Press
4. Handbook of Automated Essay Evaluation

   Current Applications and New Directions

   Edited by Mark D. Shermis, Jill Burstein

   This comprehensive, interdisciplinary handbook reviews the latest methods and technologies used in automated essay evaluation (AEE) methods and technologies. Highlights include the latest in the evaluation of performance-based writing assessments and recent advances in the teaching of writing,...

   Published April 17th 2013 by Routledge
5. Frontiers of Test Validity Theory

   Measurement, Causation, and Meaning

   By Keith A. Markus, Denny Borsboom

   Series: Multivariate Applications Series

   This book examines test validity in the behavioral, social, and educational sciences by exploring three fundamental problems: measurement, causation and meaning. Psychometric and philosophical perspectives receive attention along with unresolved issues. The authors explore how measurement is...

   Published April 8th 2013 by Routledge
6. Handbook of Test Security

   Edited by James A. Wollack, John J. Fremer

   High stakes tests are the gatekeepers to many educational and professional goals. As such, the incentive to cheat is high. This Handbook is the first to offer insights from experts within the testing community, psychometricians, and policymakers to identify and develop best practice guidelines for...

   Published March 25th 2013 by Routledge
7. Ordinal Measurement in the Behavioral Sciences

   By Norman Cliff, John A. Keats

   This book provides an alternative method for measuring individual differences in psychological, educational, and other behavioral sciences studies. It is based on the assumptions of ordinal statistics as explained in Norman Cliff's 1996 Ordinal Methods for Behavioral Data Analysis. It provides the...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Psychology Press
8. Twelve Years of Correspondence With Paul Meehl

   Tough Notes From a Gentle Genius

   By Donald R. Peterson

   In 1996 Division 12 of the APA presented Centennial Awards to two psychologists who were considered to have made the greatest lifetime contributions to the discipline. One of those individuals was Paul Meehl. Dr. Meehl's writings on research methodology and mental illness influenced generations of...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Psychology Press
9. Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research

   Edited by Sandra L. Hofferth, Lynne M. Casper

   Dramatic societal changes have reshaped America’s families. Young adults have delayed marriage, and cohabitation before marriage has become commonplace. One in three women giving birth is unmarried, and the proportion of children under 18 living in single-parent families rose from 23 to...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
10. Invariant Measurement

    Using Rasch Models in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences

    By George Engelhard Jr.

    This introductory text describes the principles of invariant measurement, how invariant measurement can be achieved with Rasch models, and how to use invariant measurement to solve measurement problems in the social, behavioral, and health sciences. Rasch models are used throughout but a comparison...

    Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge