Module 2 Lesson 7: Textbooks on Testing

Question 1

What are characteristics of textbooks on testing?

Answer 1

1. not intended to be major sources of information about particular tests
2. aid in teaching fundamental concepts about testing (reliability, validity, etc.)
3. illustrate the types of tests available in various domains

Question 2

What are examples of tests that can be found in textbooks about testing?

Answer 2

Nearly all textbooks about testing include a few examples of intelligence tests,
achievement tests, objective personality inventories, projective techniques, and so
on.

Question 3

How are the tests that appear on textbooks chosen?

Answer 3

The examples are often, though not always, chosen because of their frequency
of use.

Question 4

Why would a textbook include a little-used test?

Answer 4

A textbook will include a little-used test because it illustrates an unusual approach

Question 5

What do textbook authors sometimes include?

Answer 5

Textbook authors sometimes include critical commentary about the tests that are
used as example.