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  1. Improving Inquiry in Social Science

    A Volume in Honor of Lee J. Cronbach

    Edited by Richard E. Snow, David E. Wiley

    This volume celebrates Lee J. Cronbach's considerable contributions to the methodology of social and behavioral science. Comprised of chapters written by colleagues and contemporaries of the highly influential scholar, it offers a range of ideas, perspectives, and new approaches to improving social...

    Published November 30th 1990 by Routledge

  2. Ratio Scaling of Psychological Magnitude

    In Honor of the Memory of S.s. Stevens

    By Stanley J. Bolanowski, Stanley J. Bolanowski

    Edited by Stanley J. Bolanowski, Jr., George A. Gescheider

    Presenting the proceedings of a conference held at Syracuse University in honor of S.S. Stevens, a pioneer in the scaling of sensory magnitudes and the originator of the method of magnitude estimation, this volume brings together the work of 20 authorities on the procedures of ratio scaling. These...

    Published September 30th 1990 by Psychology Press

  3. Principles of Test Theories

    By Hoi K. Suen

    Based on a tremendous increase in the development of psychometric theories in the past decade -- ranging from techniques for criterion-referenced testing to behavioral assessment, generalizability, and item response theory -- this book offers a summary of core issues. In so doing, it provides a...

    Published June 30th 1990 by Routledge

  4. Diagnostic Monitoring of Skill and Knowledge Acquisition

    Edited by Norman Frederiksen, Robert Glaser, Alan Lesgold, Michael G. Shafto

    An adjunct to the increased emphasis on developing students' critical thinking and higher order skills is the need for methods to monitor and evaluate these abilities. These papers provide insight into current techniques and examine possibilities for the future. The contributors to Diagnostic...

    Published January 31st 1990 by Routledge

  5. Analyzing Quantitative Behavioral Observation Data

    By Hoi K. Suen, Donald Ary

    This volume provides a comprehensive summary of developments in theories and techniques within the areas of sampling, measurement, and statistical methods for analyzing behavioral data. By unifying new theories, techniques, methodologies, terminology, and language in behavioral observation research...

    Published December 31st 1988 by Psychology Press

  6. Test Validity

    Edited by Howard Wainer, Henry I. Braun

    Technological and theoretical changes over the past decade have altered the way we think about test validity. This book addresses the present and future concerns raised by these developments. Topics discussed include: * the validity of computerized testing * the validity of testing for...

    Published December 31st 1987 by Routledge

  7. Education Under Siege

    The Conservative, Liberal and Radical Debate over Schooling

    By Stanley Aronowitz, Henry A. Giroux

    Public spending on education is under attack. In this challenging book Aronowitz and Giroux examine the thinking behind that attack, in the USA and in other industrialized countries....

    Published October 7th 1987 by Routledge

  8. Theory of Mental Tests

    By Harold Gulliksen

    This classic volume outlines, for both students and professionals, the mathematical theories and equations that are necessary for evaluating a test and for quantifying its characteristics. The author utilizes formulas that evaluate both the reliability and the validity of tests. He also provides...

    Published January 31st 1987 by Routledge

  9. The Compleat Academic

    A Practical Guide for the Beginning Social Scientist

    Edited by Mark P. Zanna, John M. Darley

    This volume is a collection of information about the concerns and problems of the beginning social scientist in the academic and nonacademic world. Covering topics from the senior graduate student's job search to the assistant professor's research and teaching experiences, this book serves as an...

    Published December 31st 1986 by Psychology Press