Tests and Measurements for the Social Sciences & Education

One of the key challenges of all types of practice and research is finding a way to measure the problem. This seminal 2-volume book contains hundreds of the most useful measurement tools for use in clinical practice and in research. All measures are critiqued by the editors, who provideguidance on how to select and score them and the actual measures are wholly reproduced.This first volume, focusing on measures for use with couples, families, and children, includes an introduction to the basic priniciples of measurement, an overview of different types of measures, and an overview of the Rapid Assessment Inventories included herein. Volume I also contains descriptionsand reviews of each instrument, as well as information on how they were selected and how to administer and score them.This book is designed as the definitive reference volume on assessment measures for both practice and research in clinical mental health. This fifth edition of Corcoran and Fischer's Measures for Clinical Practice and Research is updated with a new preface, new scales, and updated information forexisting instruments, expanding and cementing its utility for members of all the helping professions, including psychology, social work, psychiatry, counseling, nursing, and medicine.Alone or as a set, these classic compendiums are powerful tools that clinicians and researchers alike will find an invaluable addition to - or update of - their libraries.

This indispensable reference guide is now available in its sixth edition with even more current information on assessment instruments, including new and revised versions. It represents 2000+ tests from more than 164 publishers in three major fields: Psychology, Education, and Business. Each of the three sections is further divided into subsections: Psychology - 21 subsections; Education - 47 subsections; and Business - 22 subsections. Tests, 6E does not attempt to review or evaluate tests; its primary purpose is to present concise descriptions for psychologists, educators, human resource personnel, students, librarians, and other nonspecialists who need to familiarize themselves with the broad range of available tests in the English language. Some Spanish language tests are also included due to the increasing growth of the Spanish population in schools.

SUBJECT: Public opinion

SUBJECT: Communication

SUBJECT: Gender studies

SUBJECT: Psychology

SUBJECT: Personality

SUBJECT: Religion

SUBJECT: Health

SUBJECT: Psychology

SUBJECT: Gender studies

SUBJECT: Student learning