Theoretical topics
What are "tests for research purposes?"
The end goal as a first consideration
Instrument reliability
Instrument validity
Item analyses
Sociopsychological scales
Empirical topics
Designing your instrument; componentiality and item type
Preparation and preliminary testing of the first version
Analyzing version I: item statistics and instrument reliability
Analyzing version II: item statistics, instrument reliability, And validity
Semiformal measurement: varieties of content analysis
What next? Back to the future.
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Introduction to test construction in the social and behavioral sciences : a practical guide by Joshua A. Fishman. ISBN 0742525201. Published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2003. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
