Psychometric Scale
A Psychometric Scale is a Rating Scale that is a psychological measurement.
- AKA: Psycological Testing Scale, Psychometric Score, Psychometric Questionnaire Scale.
- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Perceived Exertion Scale such as Borg Scale.
- a Semantic Differential Scale.
- See: Scoring Function, Social Sciences, Psychology, Rasch Model, Word Similarity Rating Scale.
References
2021
- (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychometrics Retrieved:2021-7-30.
- Psychometrics is a field of study concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement. As defined by the US National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), psychometrics refers to psychological measurement. Generally, it refers to the specialist fields within psychology and education devoted to testing, measurement, assessment, and related activities.[1]
The field is concerned with the objective measurement of skills and knowledge, abilities, attitudes, personality traits, clinical constructs and mental disorders as well as educational achievement. Some psychometric researchers focus on the construction and validation of assessment instruments such as questionnaires, tests, raters' judgments, psychological symptom scales, and personality tests. Others focus on research relating to measurement theory (e.g., item response theory; intraclass correlation).
Practitioners are described as psychometricians. Psychometricians usually possess a specific qualification, and most are psychologists with advanced graduate training in test interpretation, psychometrics, and measurement theory. In addition to traditional academic institutions, many psychometricians work for the government or in human resources departments. Others specialize as learning and development professionals.
- Psychometrics is a field of study concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement. As defined by the US National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), psychometrics refers to psychological measurement. Generally, it refers to the specialist fields within psychology and education devoted to testing, measurement, assessment, and related activities.[1]
- ↑ National Council on Measurement in Education http://www.ncme.org/ncme/NCME/Resource_Center/Glossary/NCME/Resource_Center/Glossary1.aspx?hkey=4bb87415-44dc-4088-9ed9-e8515326a061#anchorP