Responsible Test Use: Case Studies for Assessing Human Behavior

Written for use in undergraduate and graduate measurement courses and training assessment practitioners such as school psychologists and educational diagnosticians, this reference contains 85 training cases to demonstrate different problems related to test use. Eyde, a personnel research psychologist at the US Office of Personnel Management, et al. use the case studies to show how to use tests responsibly and professionally, identifying common misuses in the areas of test selection, administration, scoring, reliability, interpretation, reporting, and improper training. This edition has 28 new cases, and three test settings not covered in the previous editions: computer and internet testing formats, forensic, and cross-cultural/English language learners. Revised cases cover counseling and training, education, employment, mental health, neuropsychology, and speech-language-hearing settings. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)