(Ebook) Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurement by Ronald Jay Cohen, W. Joel Schneider, Renée M. Tobin ISBN 9781260837025, 9781265799731, 1260837025, 1265799733

(Ebook) Psychological Testing and Assessment: An Introduction to Tests and Measurement by Ronald Jay Cohen, W. Joel Schneider, Renée M. Tobin ISBN 9781260837025, 9781265799731, 1260837025, 1265799733

We are proud to welcome instructors of a measurement course in psychology to this tenth editionof Psychological Testing and Assessment. Thank you for the privilege of assisting in theexciting task of introducing the world of tests and measurement to your students. In thispreface, we impart our vision for a measurement textbook, as well as the philosophy that hasdriven, and that continues to drive, the organization, content, writing style, and pedagogy ofthis book. We’ll briefly look back at this book’s heritage and discuss what is new and distinctiveabout this tenth edition. Of particular interest to instructors, this preface will overview theauthors’ general approach to the course content and distinguish how that approach differs fromother measurement textbooks. For students who happen to be curious enough to read thispreface (or ambitious enough to read it despite the fact that it was not assigned), we hope thatyour takeaway from it has to do with the authors’ genuine dedication to making this book thefar-and-away best available textbook for your measurement course.