Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychological Testing: Why We Do It and What It Is
Chapter 2: The Basics Statistics of Measurement
Chapter 3: The Meaning of Test Scores
Chapter 4: Reliability
Chapter 5: Validity 
Chapter 6: Item Development
Chapter 7: Item Analysis: Methods for Fitting the Right Items to the Right Test
Chapter 8: Achievement Tests in the Era of High-Stakes Assessment
Chapter 9: Assessment of Intelligence
Chapter 10: Assessment of Personality
Chapter 11: Behavioral Assessment
Chapter 12: Employment and Vocational Testing
Chapter 13: Neuropsychological Testing
Chapter 14: Forensic Applications of Psychological Assessment 
Chapter 15: The Problem of Bias in Psychological Assessment
Chapter 16: Assessment Accommodations 
Chapter 17: How to Develop a Psychological Test: A Practical Approach

• Instructional Level - This text recaptures the spirit and instructional level of classic psychometric textbooks such as Anne Anastasi’s Psychological Testing and Lee Cronbach’s Essentials of Psychological Testing.
• Examples - This text contains contemporary examples from test manuals illustrating how technical information (e.g., reliability, validity) on tests is reported to test users.
• Comprehensive - This text provides a comprehensive introduction to psychological assessment and covers areas not typically addressed in existing test and measurements texts such as neuropsychological assessment and the use of tests in forensics settings.
• Special Topics - This text covers special topics in psychological testing such as test bias, assessment accommodations, and ethical issues in testing that are essential in developing a thorough understanding on the field.
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