Fundamentals of measurement in applied research / Theresa A. Thorkildsen.
By: Thorkildsen, Theresa A.
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Pearson / Allyn and Bacon, c2005Description: xxv, 550 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0205380662 (hbk.).Subject(s): Education -- Research -- MethodologyDDC classification: 370.72Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The role of measurement in research - 2. Integrity in the research enterprise - 3. Assumptions of psychometric measurement - 4. Measuring attitudes - 5. Measuring personality - 6. Measuring intelligence and abilities - 7. Measuring competence and skill - 8. Measuring behavior and physiological reactions - 9. Assumptions of developmental measurement - 10. Representing structure and functioning - 11. Measuring temporal change - 12. Measuring diversity in human functioning - 13. Assumptions about interpretive measurement - 14. Measuring cycles of a life's course - 15. Measuring group structures and functioning - 16. Measuring micro- and macroculture - Appendix A: Tables.