Skip to main content

Instructor Resources
Student Resources
Help
Access Codes
Create an account

Login
Access

*

*

Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement

Third Edition

by Neil J. Salkind

Student Resources

Why Me-asurement? An Introduction
One Potato, Two Potatoes . . . Levels of Measurement and Their Importance
Getting It Right Every Time: Reliability and Its Importance
The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth: Validity and Its Importance
Welcome to Lake Woebegone, Where All the Children Are Above Average: Norms and Percentiles
Item Response Theory: The “New” Kid on the Block
Short-Answer and Completion Items: Baskin Robbins® Has __ Flavors
Essay Items—Hope You Can Write
Multiple-Choice Items: Always Pick Answer C and You’ll Be Right About 25% of the Time
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match: Matching Items
True–False Tests: T or F? I Passed My First Measurement Test
Portfolios: Seeing the Big Picture
So, Tell Me About Your Childhood: Interesting Interviews
Achievement Tests: Who Really Discovered America?
Personality and Neuropsychological Testing: Type A, B, or Me?
Aptitude Tests: What’s in Store for Me?
Intelligence Tests: That Rubik’s Cube Is Driving Me Nuts
Career Choices: So You Want to Be a What?
Test Bias: Fair for Everyone?
The Law, Testing, and Ethics: No Child (Should Be) Left Behind and Other Very Interesting Stuff

Appendix A: Your Tests and Measurement Statistics Toolkit
- eFlashcards

Video and Multimedia

Click on the following links. Please note these will open in a new window.

Article: The Academic Portfolio

© 2023 Sage Publications Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd.

Terms of Service • Copyright Notice • Privacy Policy Privacy Policy

Browser not supported

You are using a browser version that is no longer supported by this website and could result in a less-than-optimal experience.

To ensure full site functionality, please use an alternative web browser or upgrade your version of Internet Explorer.