Psychological Testing: Principles, Applications, and Issues

by Robert M. Kaplan, Dennis P. Saccuzzo

Easy-to-read and accessible, this book effectively communicates the excitement and dynamics of the field of psychological testing. Robert Kaplaan anad Dennis Saccuzzo provide students with a current analysis of the most widely used psychological tests in schools, professional training programs, business, industry, the military, and clinical settings. As students read through the book, they get a clear picture of how psychological tests are constructed, how they are used, and how an understanding of them can make a difference in their careers and everyday lives. Students will get a very reall sense of how psychological tests are constructed, how they are used, and how an understanding of them can make a difference in thier careers and everyday lives. Comprehensive and accurate, yte interesting and personally relevant, this book gets and keeps students' attention through the use of informal discussions and real-life examples.

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Research, Reference, School

724 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

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Dr. Robert M. Kaplan is a psychiatrist and clinical associate professor affiliated with the Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Australia.

Reviews

[Catherine]

I had to read this book for a class, but I really love stats and testing so it was really interesting. :) All professors who write tests should definitely read this book if they want to improve their test making skills!

[Sarah]

I hate statistics, so when taking a psychometrics course I was very surprised to find a textbook I enjoyed reading! The text is very simple to understand and is informative without being overwhelming. I strongly recommend this to anyone who needs to get a grasp on psychometric testing.

[Martin]

A scholarly but yet accessible book- It's the kind of book that anticipates your questions as you read along.

[tickle monster]

Very redundant and overly verbose, could have been half this length with no information lost. Spineless chapter on test bias that attempts to present debate about cultural norms without taking a stance, while also including many Israeli studies so they did in fact take a political stance. Waste of time, nothing in this textbook wasn't covered more succinctly and eloquently in other textbooks.

[Natalie Goodman]

I can't believe this was the 9th edition. While much of the content was very interesting, they desperately needed a new editor.

[Marissa]

I mean, this topic in general was not the most exciting. I'm sure this textbook did a good job in terms of the subject matter. However, it was really dry. There were chapters that I felt like I was just drudging through, hoping that I could retain at least some information. I don't think I am probably the best person to give this text a review, but those were my thoughts!

[Andrea]

Math books are NOT fun to read. Luckily this is the last one I have to read.

[Tiffany]

Testing

If you like testing and like to learn more about the tests, then this book is for you. Very informative.

[Melody]

I read the 5th Ed of this (lels - but I couldn't find it in GR soooo...)

I find it easy to use and not really complicated compared to other text books that I read (in my case lels).

[Anya Lawrence]

A useful and readable textbook! I needed extra resources to solidify some of the mathematical concepts, but it was still an enjoyable resource for the psychometrics portion of my psych minor.

[Bianca Sy]

*Read both 8th and 9th edition

[Jazz Maree]

Added another textbook to my read list. My 100 goal will be half uni books and I’m okay with that .( kinda)

[Chrissy]

One of the driest, least informative textbooks I have ever had the displeasure of being assigned.

[Amber]

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