Research Catalog

Title

Standards for educational and psychological testing / American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, National Council on Measurement in Education.

Author

American Educational Research Association.

Publication

Washington, DC : American Educational Research Association, [1999], ©1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

• American Psychological Association.
• National Council on Measurement in Education.
• Joint Committee on Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (U.S.)

Description

ix, 194 pages; 26 cm

Subjects

• Educational Measurement
• Psychological Tests > standards
• Educational tests and measurements > Standards > United States
• Psychological tests > Standards > United States
• United States

Note

• "Prepared by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing of the American Educational Research Association, the American Psychological Association, and the National Council on Mesurement in Education"--T.p. verso.
• Includes index.

Contents

Test construction, evaluation, and documentation. Validity -- Reliability and errors of measurement -- Test development and revision -- Scales, norms, and score comparability -- Test administration, scoring, and reporting -- Supporting documentation for tests -- Fairness in testing. Fairness in testing and test use -- The rights and responsibilities of test takers -- Testing individuals of diverse linguistic backgrounds -- Testing individuals with disabilities -- Testing applications. The responsibilities of test users -- Psychological testing and assessment -- Educational testing and assessment -- Testing in employment and credentialing -- Testing in program evaluation and public policy.

ISBN

0935302255

LCCN

99066845

OCLC

• ocm44174490
• SCSB-4217568

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries