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| Genre/Form: | Cross-cultural studies Études transculturelles |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Ronald K Hambleton; Peter Francis Merenda; Charles Donald Spielberger |
| ISBN: | 0805830251 9780805830255 9780805861761 0805861769 |
| OCLC Number: | 56420351 |
| Description: | xi, 378 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| 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.]. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Ronald K. Hambleton, Peter F. Merenda, Charles D. Spielberger. |
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Abstract:
Examines methods and practices for adapting tests for cross-cultural assessment and research. This work describes the International Test Commission (ITC) guidelines for test adaptation and conceptual and methodological issues in test adaptation. It also looks at the questions of ethics and concern for validity of test scores.
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- Educational tests and measurements -- Design and construction -- Cross-cultural studies.
- Psychological tests -- Design and construction -- Cross-cultural studies.
- Tests et mesures en éducation -- Élaboration -- Études transculturelles.
- Tests psychologiques -- Élaboration -- Études transculturelles.
