Test Construction - by Nancy Patricia O'Brien (Hardcover)

About the Book

This is an essential reference tool for professionals involved in the measurement of human performance and abilities through construction of formally designed instruments. O'Brien . . . has compiled the bibliography to emphasize test construction and item construction as they affect the various disciplines. Issues of test bias, validity, and reliability are related specificallly to the process of test construction. This immensely useful bibliography contains 2,759 citations arranged under headings of test construction, fine arts, foreign languages, intelligence, mathematics, miscellaneous, milti-aptitude batteries, personality, reading, science, sensory motor, social studies, speech and hearing, and vocations. Journal of Psychology and Theology

Measurement of human performance and ability through formal testing reaches into nearly every area of modern life, and a great deal of research continues to be devoted to improving testing methods. While there is no scarcity of bibliographies of testing materials, a comprehensive resource on test construction and design has been lacking. This new reference is designed to fill that gap. Bringing together materials on a wide range of areas, it provides more than 2,700 classified listings on the development, design, and construction of specific tests as well a general test construction, its rationales, and the pitfalls involved.

Book Synopsis

This is an essential reference tool for professionals involved in the measurement of human performance and abilities through construction of formally designed instruments. O'Brien . . . has compiled the bibliography to emphasize test construction and item construction as they affect the various disciplines. Issues of test bias, validity, and reliability are related specificallly to the process of test construction. This immensely useful bibliography contains 2,759 citations arranged under headings of test construction, fine arts, foreign languages, intelligence, mathematics, miscellaneous, milti-aptitude batteries, personality, reading, science, sensory motor, social studies, speech and hearing, and vocations. Journal of Psychology and Theology

Measurement of human performance and ability through formal testing reaches into nearly every area of modern life, and a great deal of research continues to be devoted to improving testing methods. While there is no scarcity of bibliographies of testing materials, a comprehensive resource on test construction and design has been lacking. This new reference is designed to fill that gap. Bringing together materials on a wide range of areas, it provides more than 2,700 classified listings on the development, design, and construction of specific tests as well a general test construction, its rationales, and the pitfalls involved.

Review Quotes

?O'Brien's unique bibliography provides 2,759 unannotated references on test design and construction. Excluded are questionnaires; surveys; and test bias, reliability, and validity. Citations to books, dissertations, ERIC documents, and journal articles were selected from such sources as Education Index, Psychological Abstracts, and ERIC indexes. Omission elsewhere, historical research value, and need for additional information on a subject were the criteria for inclusion. Citations range from the early 20th century through 1983; an addendum updates coverage through 1986. References on how to design tests, test construction rationale, and possible pitfalls are listed. There is information on specific tests, as well as general test data. The entries are arranged alphabetically and are numbered. A comprehensive test chapter precedes those that treat special test types (e.g. intelligence, reading, and sensory-motor). There are author and subject indexes, the latter including test titles.?-Choice

?This is an essential refernce tool for professionals involved in the measurement of human performance and abilities through construction of formally designed instruments. . . . This immensely useful bibliography contains 2,759 citations arranged under headings of test construction, fine arts, foreign languages, intelligence, mathematics, miscellaneous, multi-aptitude batteries, personality, reading, science, sensory motor, social studies, speech and hearing, and vocations. Author and subject indexes follow the general listing of bibliographic citations. A prime addition to the reference collection of academic libraries, the volume will also serve most accetably the interests of researchers and instructors from many disciplines concerned with various aspects of measurement and test construction.?-Journal of Psychology and Theology

"This is an essential refernce tool for professionals involved in the measurement of human performance and abilities through construction of formally designed instruments. . . . This immensely useful bibliography contains 2,759 citations arranged under headings of test construction, fine arts, foreign languages, intelligence, mathematics, miscellaneous, multi-aptitude batteries, personality, reading, science, sensory motor, social studies, speech and hearing, and vocations. Author and subject indexes follow the general listing of bibliographic citations. A prime addition to the reference collection of academic libraries, the volume will also serve most accetably the interests of researchers and instructors from many disciplines concerned with various aspects of measurement and test construction."-Journal of Psychology and Theology

"O'Brien's unique bibliography provides 2,759 unannotated references on test design and construction. Excluded are questionnaires; surveys; and test bias, reliability, and validity. Citations to books, dissertations, ERIC documents, and journal articles were selected from such sources as Education Index, Psychological Abstracts, and ERIC indexes. Omission elsewhere, historical research value, and need for additional information on a subject were the criteria for inclusion. Citations range from the early 20th century through 1983; an addendum updates coverage through 1986. References on how to design tests, test construction rationale, and possible pitfalls are listed. There is information on specific tests, as well as general test data. The entries are arranged alphabetically and are numbered. A comprehensive test chapter precedes those that treat special test types (e.g. intelligence, reading, and sensory-motor). There are author and subject indexes, the latter including test titles."-Choice

About the Author

NANCY PATRICIA O'BRIEN is Associate Professor of Library Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.