Using his signature, conversational writing style and straightforward presentation, Neil J. Salkind's best-selling Tests & Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests & Measurement guides readers through an overview of categories of tests, the design of tests, the use of tests, and some of the basic social, political, and legal issues that the process of testing involves. The Third Edition includes a new chapter on item response theory, new sections on neuropsychological testing, new cartoons, and additional end-of-chapter exercises. -- Provided by publisher.

In the beginning -- The psychology of psychometrics -- The Tao and how of testing -- What to test and how to test it -- It's not always as you think: Issues in tests and measurement.