{"product_id":"comprehending-test-manuals-ann-c-silverlake-9781884585128","title":"Comprehending Test Manuals: A Guide and Workbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e- Your students will get valuable practice in interpreting actual excerpts from published test manuals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Each of the 39 exercises begins with a guideline that helps students review the measurement concepts they will need in order to complete the exercise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Background notes on each exercise describe the purpose of the test from which the excerpt was drawn.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Students answer questions that require them to locate and interpret important points in the excerpt.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- The excerpts are largely unabridged so that students practice interpreting material as it is actually presented by test makers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- The skills they learn with this book can be easily transferred to other test manuals they may be using in the future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Students have an ethical responsibility to be thoroughly familiar with the technical characteristics of the tests they will use. This book prepares them for this responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- All major topics are covered, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- validity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- reliability\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- standard error of measurement\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- norm group composition\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- derived scores \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- scales to detect faking \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- item analysis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- cultural bias\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- The excerpts are drawn from tests such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- 16PF\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- MMPI\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Beck Depression Inventory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- Stanford Achievement Test Series\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- KeyMath\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e- and many others!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann C. Silverlake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1884585124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781884585128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.82h x 8.54w x 0.33d","brand":"Ann C. Silverlake","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965327163647,"sku":"9781884585128","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f6f2ba71-be57-45de-8812-81e823540baa.jpg?v=1767279808","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comprehending-test-manuals-ann-c-silverlake-9781884585128","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}