, Modern Psychometri n
cs
Today npsychometricsnplaysnannincreasinglynimportantnroleninnallnournlivesnasntestingna
ndnassessmentnoccursnfromnpreschoolnuntilnretirement.nThis nbooknintroducesnthenread
erntonthensubjectninnallnitsnaspects,nrangingnfromnitsnearlynhistory, nschool nexaminations,
nhowntonconstructnyournownntest,ncontroversiesnaboutnIQnandnrecentndevelopmentsnon
ntestingnonntheninternet.
InnPartnonenofnModernnPsychometrics,nRustnandnGolomboknoutlinenthenhistoryn
ofnthenfieldnandndiscussncentral ntheoretical nissuesnsuchnasnIQ,npersonality nandninte
grity ntestingnandnthenimpactnofncomputerntechnology nandntheninternet.nInnPartntwonanp
ractical nstep-by-
stepnguidentonthendevelopmentnofnanpsychometric ntestnisnprovided. nThisnwillnenabl
enanyonenwishingntondevelopntheirnownntestntonplan,ndesign,nconstructnandnvalidatenitnto
nanprofessional nstandard. nThis nthirdneditionnhas nbeennextensively nupdatednandnexp
andedntontakenintonaccountnrecentndevelopments ninnthenfield,nmakingnitnthenidealnc
ompanionnfornthosenstudyingnfornthenBritishnPsychological nSociety'snCertificates nof
nCompetenceninnTesting.
ModernnPsychometricsncombinesnannupntondatenscientificnapproachntonthensubje
ctnwithnanfullnconsiderationnofnthenpolitical nandnethical nissues ninvolvedninnthenlargen
scalenimplementationnofnpsychometricsntestingninntoday'snhighlynnetworkednsociety,np
articu-
nlarly ninnterms nofnissues nofndiversity nandninternationalism. nItnwill nbenusefulntonstude
nts nandnpractitioners natnall nlevels nwhonareninterestedninnpsychometrics.
JohnnRustnis nDirectornofnThenPsychometricsnCentrenatnthenUniversity nofnCambridgena
ndnanSeniornMembernofnDarwinnCollege.
SusannGolomboknisnProfessornofnFamilynResearchnatnthenUniversity nofnCambridge
,nDirectornofnthenCentrenfornFamily nResearchnandnanFellownofnNewnhamnCollege.
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n n n
, ROUTLEDGE
Modern Psych n
ometrics
■ The science of psychological assessment
n n n n n
THIRD EDITION
n
John Rust and Susan Golombok
n n n n
cs
Today npsychometricsnplaysnannincreasinglynimportantnroleninnallnournlivesnasntestingna
ndnassessmentnoccursnfromnpreschoolnuntilnretirement.nThis nbooknintroducesnthenread
erntonthensubjectninnallnitsnaspects,nrangingnfromnitsnearlynhistory, nschool nexaminations,
nhowntonconstructnyournownntest,ncontroversiesnaboutnIQnandnrecentndevelopmentsnon
ntestingnonntheninternet.
InnPartnonenofnModernnPsychometrics,nRustnandnGolomboknoutlinenthenhistoryn
ofnthenfieldnandndiscussncentral ntheoretical nissuesnsuchnasnIQ,npersonality nandninte
grity ntestingnandnthenimpactnofncomputerntechnology nandntheninternet.nInnPartntwonanp
ractical nstep-by-
stepnguidentonthendevelopmentnofnanpsychometric ntestnisnprovided. nThisnwillnenabl
enanyonenwishingntondevelopntheirnownntestntonplan,ndesign,nconstructnandnvalidatenitnto
nanprofessional nstandard. nThis nthirdneditionnhas nbeennextensively nupdatednandnexp
andedntontakenintonaccountnrecentndevelopments ninnthenfield,nmakingnitnthenidealnc
ompanionnfornthosenstudyingnfornthenBritishnPsychological nSociety'snCertificates nof
nCompetenceninnTesting.
ModernnPsychometricsncombinesnannupntondatenscientificnapproachntonthensubje
ctnwithnanfullnconsiderationnofnthenpolitical nandnethical nissues ninvolvedninnthenlargen
scalenimplementationnofnpsychometricsntestingninntoday'snhighlynnetworkednsociety,np
articu-
nlarly ninnterms nofnissues nofndiversity nandninternationalism. nItnwill nbenusefulntonstude
nts nandnpractitioners natnall nlevels nwhonareninterestedninnpsychometrics.
JohnnRustnis nDirectornofnThenPsychometricsnCentrenatnthenUniversity nofnCambridgena
ndnanSeniornMembernofnDarwinnCollege.
SusannGolomboknisnProfessornofnFamilynResearchnatnthenUniversity nofnCambridge
,nDirectornofnthenCentrenfornFamily nResearchnandnanFellownofnNewnhamnCollege.
,Page Intentionally Left Blank
n n n
, ROUTLEDGE
Modern Psych n
ometrics
■ The science of psychological assessment
n n n n n
THIRD EDITION
n
John Rust and Susan Golombok
n n n n
