Adapting educational and psychological tests for cross-cultural assessment / edited by Ronald K. Hambleton, Peter F. Merenda, Charles D. Spielberger.
| Other author | Hambleton, Ronald K. |
| Other author | Merenda, Peter Francis, 1922- |
| Other author | Spielberger, Charles Donald, 1927-2013 |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2005. |
| Description | xi, 378 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | PART I: CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES -- Issues, designs, and technical guidelines for adapting tests into multiple languages and cultures / Ronald K. Hambleton -- Conceptual and methodological issues in adapting tests / Fons J.R. van de Vijver, Ype H. Poortinga -- Selected ethical issues relevant to test adaptations / Thomas Oakland -- Statistical methods for identifying flaws in the test adaptation process / Stephen G. Sireci ... [et al.] -- Using bilinguals to evalutate the comparability of different language versions of a test / Stephen G. Sireci -- Establishing score comparability for tests given in different languages / Linda L. Cook, Alicia P. Schmitt-Cascallar -- Adapting achievement and aptitude tests: a review of methodological issues / Linda L. Cook ... [et al.] -- PART II: CROSS-CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF EDUCATIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS: APPLICATIONS TO ACHIEVEMENT, APTITUDE, AND PERSONALITY TESTS -- Test adaptation in a large-scale certification program / Cyndy T. Fitzgerald -- Conversion of the Wechsler adult intelligence scale into Spanish: an early test adaptation effort of considerable consequence / Carlos Y. Maldonado, Kurt F. Geisinger -- Developing tests for use in multiple languages and cultures: a plea for simultaneous development / Norbert K. Tanzer -- The psychometrics of adaptation: evaluating measurement equivalence across languages and cultures / Fritz Drasgou, Tabira M. Probst -- Constructing, adapting, and validating admissions tests in multiple languages: the Israeli case / Michael Beller ... [et al.] -- Cross-cultural adaptation of educational and psychological testing / Peter F. Merenda -- Cross-cultural assessment of emotional states and personality traits / Charles D. Spielberger ... [et al.]. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2003060545 |
| ISBN | 0805830251 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | LB3060.65 .A33 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |