Review of Tests and Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate Tests and Measurement
Abstract
Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 25: 492–494, 2018 Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1070-5511 print / 1532-8007 online DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2018.1437349 BOOK REVIEW Review of Tests and Measurement for People Who or discourage them to tackle the chapter. The end of each (Think They) Hate Tests and Measurement (3rd Ed.), chapter includes a summary, short exercises, and further by Neil J. Salkind. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications, readings under “Want to Know More?” to help readers 2018, 448 pp., ($58 paper), ($112 hardback). improve their knowledge of the material. At the end of the book, there is an appendix that provides useful supple- 1 2 Reviewed by Lifang Deng and Brenna Gomer mentary materials. Beihang University The first part of the book consists of one chapter. This University of Notre Dame chapter gives an introduction to the basic history of testing, an overview of key concepts that will be covered later on, Tests and Measurement for People Who (Think They) Hate and a summary of the purpose of testing and measurement. Tests and Measurement (3rd ed.) not only provides funda- At the bottom of each page, there is a timeline of key mental concepts on tests