Table of Contents

Contents: Part I: A Constructive Approach to Measurement. Construct Modeling: The "4 Building Blocks" Approach. Part II: The Four Building Blocks. Construct Maps. The Items Design. The Outcome Space. The Measurement Model. Part III: Quality Control Methods. Choosing and Evaluating a Measurement Model. Reliability. Validity. Part IV: A Beginning Rather Than a Conclusion. Next Steps in Measuring. Appendices: The Cases Archive. GradeMap.

About the Author

Mark Wilson

Reviews

"...provides state-of-the art thinking on the theory and practice of measurement..."
—Evaluation & Program Planning Journal"Wilson provides a conceptually accessible overview of modern psychometric models, especially the Rasch model....this book may provide a strong foundation for a basic understanding of the Rasch model..."
—Journal of Personality Assessment"...This is a great resource for learning about measurement. Even an experienced researcher will benefit from the coherent and logical model based on the 4 building blocks."
—George Englehard, Ph.D.
Emory University"...I would recommend it for our entry level testing course....I/O psychologists would also find this book interesting."
—Mark Reckase, Ph.D.
Michigan State University