| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 436 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
Designed to help test interpreters learn to read test scores fairly, this book examines key psychometric ideas and judgment processes and offers guidance about the effects of language, acculturation, poverty, disability, and other factors on test scores. This volume is a resource for psychologists, government employees, educators, and lawyers who are concerned about the fair testing of diverse populations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
| Contents |
I. Perspectives on test interpretation. Testing in a changing world : an introduction / Jonathan Sandoval -- Psychometric issues in test interpretation / Kurt F. Geisinger -- Critical thinking in test interpretation / Jonathan Sandoval -- Culture and cultural differences / Craig L. Frisby. II. Contexts for interpretation. High-stakes testing in education / Janice Dowd Scheuneman and Thomas Oakland -- Equity issues in employment testing / Stephen G. Sireci and Kurt F. Geisinger -- Interpretation of psychological tests in clinical and forensic evaluations / Bernadette Gray-Little and Danielle A. Kaplan. |
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III. Dimensions of diversity. Language / Jonathan Sandoval and Richard P. Durán -- Migration and acculturation / Lillian Comas-Díaz and Julia Ramos Grenier -- Poverty and socioeconomic status / Craig L. Frisby -- Visual impairments / Sharon Bradley-Johnson and Ruth Ekstrom -- Deaf and hard of hearing people / Barbara A. Brauer ... [et al.] -- Learning disabilities / Jacqueline L. Cunningham -- Individuals with other characteristics / Sarah I. Pratt and Kevin L. Moreland. IV. Looking to the future. Training psychologists to assess members of a diverse society / Kurt F. Geisinger and Janet F. Carlson -- Test interpretation in a diverse future / Jonathan Sandoval. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Form |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Ovid PsycBooks. |
| Issued By |
Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection. |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Educational tests and measurements -- Interpretation -- Social aspects.
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Educational tests and measurements -- Interpretation -- Psychological aspects.
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Educational equalization.
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Education.
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| Added Author |
Sandoval, Jonathan, 1942-
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American Psychological Association.
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| Other Form: |
Test interpretation and diversity (print) (DLC) 98026487 |
| ISBN |
155798509X (print) |
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9781557985095 (print) |
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