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Assessing Psychometric Fitness of Intelligence Tests - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Assessing Psychometric Fitness of Intelligence Tests - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Assessing Psychometric Fitness of Intelligence Tests: Toward Evidence-Based Interpretation Practices addresses issues and concerns regarding appropriate ethical and scientific underpinnings for the appropriate interpretation of intelligence tests. Ethical test interpretation requires test users to consider the empirical evidence for individual and all test score comparisons and to make appropriate clinical decisions accordingly. This requires test users to have competencies in advanced psychometric principles. The chapters in this edited volume present a variety of topics, including the intersection of ethical principles, test standards, and psychometric properties that guide evidence-based interpretation; surveys of empirical evidence in the literature for qualifying major intelligence test interpretations, and psychological measurement topics that impact psychometric understanding of what current intelligence tests can and cannot do. This critical discussion has implications for basic undergraduate and graduate instruction, as well as supervision in clinical and research applications.

DKK 788.00
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A Comprehensive Guide to Sports Skills Tests and Measurement - Patrick B. Hodges - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Booktok.dk

A Comprehensive Guide to Sports Skills Tests and Measurement - Patrick B. Hodges - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Booktok.dk

In today''s world, with the increased emphasis on student assessment and teacher accountability, this book is invaluable to the physical educator. The most complete reference listing available on sports skills tests and measurement, the guide contains nearly 100 skills tests for 28 sports from the junior high through the college level. A thorough bibliography completes each chapter, including all sports skills tests constructed-authenticated or unauthenticated. Easily adaptable for the challenges of each teaching setting, this book is a unique resource that no school or practitioner should be without.

DKK 922.00
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Handbook of Tests and Measurement in Education and the Social Sciences - Lloyd K. Bishop - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Handbook of Tests and Measurement in Education and the Social Sciences - Lloyd K. Bishop - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The Handbook is intended for all researchers in education and the social sciences─undergraduate students to advanced doctoral students and research faculty. Part I provides an introduction to basic quantitative research methods, including analysis and interpretation of statistical tests associated with each method. Examples of qualitative designs and mixed methods research are also included. A chapter on measurement techniques in education and the social science is provided. Part II of the Handbook includes over a 130 instruments organized under 40 topics, extracted from the research literature. Each instrument is discussed in detail concerning its measurement characteristics used in its development. A section also includes Instruments Available through Commercial Organizations, which provide the latest sources for teacher and principal evaluation.New to This Edition-Enhanced chapters concerning Quantitative research methods with analysis and interpretation of research data appropriate to each statistical test.-Detailed chapter of measurement procedures used in instrumentation development, including the appropriate application of reliability and validity tests, item analysis, and factor analysis with analysis and interpretation of research data. -Introduction to Qualitative research design and appropriate methods, and the application of mixed methods in research design.-Expanded section of actual research instruments available for measurement purposes in education and social science research.-Enhanced section including Instruments Available through Commercial Organizations. This provides the latest sources for teacher and principal evaluation.

DKK 989.00
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Assessing Intelligence in Children and Adolescents - Randy G. Floyd - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Assessing Intelligence in Children and Adolescents - Randy G. Floyd - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

This book is a practical guide to the intellectual assessment of children and adolescents in the schools. Although primarily intended for graduate students in school psychology training programs and practicing school psychologists, it should also be useful for those involved with making decisions in schools that are based, in part, on the results of intelligence tests, including counselors, teachers, administrators, and other school personnel. In writing it, we placed particular emphasis on evidence-based practices pertaining to the use and interpretation of intelligence tests. The assessment of intelligence has long been mandated by law for eligibility determination for special education and related services. At the current time, however, there is widespread disagreement about the use and interpretation of intelligence tests. Nevertheless, none of the currently available books on intellectual assessment critically reviews the scientific evidence regarding the critical role played by intelligence tests in the schools for the determination of eligibility for special education and related services. One of the main intentions of this book was to fill that gap and to recommend best practices with scientific support.

DKK 910.00
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A History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945–1963 - Joseph M. Siracusa - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

A History of U.S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945–1963 - Joseph M. Siracusa - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The story of U. S. nuclear testing between 1945 and 1963 is a vivid and exciting one, but also one of profound importance. It is a story of trailblazing scientific progress, weapons of mass destruction, superpower rivalry, accidents, radiological contamination, politics, and diplomacy. The testing of weapons that defined the course and consequences of the Cold War was itself a crucial dimension to the narrative of that conflict. Further, the central question - Why conduct nuclear tests? - was fully debated among American politicians, generals, civilians, and scientists, and ultimately it was victory for those who argued in favor of national security over diplomatic and environmental costs that normalized nuclear weapons tests. A History of U. S. Nuclear Testing and Its Influence on Nuclear Thought, 1945–1963 is an examination of this question, beginning with the road to normalization and, later, de-normalization of nuclear testing, leading to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963. As states continue to pursue nuclear weaponry, nuclear testing remains an important political issue in the twenty-first century.

DKK 962.00
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Silver Universe - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Silver Universe - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Silver Universe explores the topic of aging through an interdisciplinary lens while promoting their new idea of “active living” which incorporates exercise alongside a healthy diet and the implementation of disease prevention. The diverse group of contributors shed light on the connections between the psychological, emotional, and physical aspects of aging. From psychology (both clinical and social), through neurology, neurogenetics, gerontology, nutrition, economics, communication, law, tourism and theology, this book offers complimentary views on active living to ensure a high quality of life.

DKK 1083.00
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High-Stakes Testing and the Decline of Teaching and Learning - David Hursh - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

High-Stakes Testing and the Decline of Teaching and Learning - David Hursh - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

This book examines the changes in educational policy in the U.S. and Britain over the last twenty-five years. Hursh argues that education in the States and Britain has been radically transformed, first through efforts to create curricular standards, more recently through an emphasis on accountability measured by standardized tests, and currently, efforts to introduce market competition and private services into educational systems. Hursh offers an alternative to the neoliberal conception of society and education complete with examples of parents who reject the current emphasis on individual success and schools that promote civic-mindedness.

DKK 814.00
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Communicating Food in Korea - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Communicating Food in Korea - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

An in-depth investigation of the complex relationships among food, culture, and society in Korea, Communicating Food in Korea features contributors from a variety of disciplines, including economics, political science, communication studies, nutrition research, hospitality research, tourism research, and more. Each chapter presents diverse interpretations of food’s economic, political, and sociocultural relevance. Situated in Korea’s shifting historical contexts, including the Japanese colonial era, the postwar era, and the era of multiculturalism and globalization, contributors explore themes such as colonialism, food symbolism, gastronationalism, multiculturalism, food tourism, food security, and food sovereignty to research the ways food intersects with social issues in Korean society.

DKK 832.00
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Heirs of Oppression - Angelo J. Corlett - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Heirs of Oppression - Angelo J. Corlett - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Packing his case with moral argument and relevant facts, Angelo Corlett offers the most comprehensive defense to date in favor of reparations for African Americans and American Indians. As Corlett see it, the heirs of oppression are both the descendants of the oppressors and the descendants of their victims. Corlett delves deeply into the philosophically related issues of collective responsibility, forgiveness and apology, and reparations as a human right in ways that no other book or article to date has done. He recommends specific policies and tests the basic arguments of this book with a lengthy chapter considering several objections to the line of reasoning grounding the project.

DKK 936.00
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The Measurement of Media Reputation - Xiaoqun Zhang - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The Measurement of Media Reputation - Xiaoqun Zhang - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The Measurement of Media Reputation investigates the efficacy of different measurements of media reputation, the overall evaluation of the media coverage of a corporation and a strategic resource used to improve media coverage. Xiaoqun Zhang develops a new composite measure that combines three dimensions of media coverage: visibility, favorability, and recency. Zhang conducts multiple tests comparing the validity of his new composite measure against existing measures of media coverage, arguing that the new measure has both theoretical implications for extending the application of media effects theories to other realms, such as political and business communication, and practical implications as a resource for corporations to achieve competitive advantages.

DKK 811.00
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Lopsided Schools - Gerard Giordano - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Lopsided Schools - Gerard Giordano - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Lopsided Schools introduces readers to the case method and helps the reader to use the case method to examine the scholastic challenges that critics posed from World War I to the present. Some critics have stirred up educators with threats to reduce their budgets or fire them. Others upset them with disconcerting questions. Should parents demand that their children learn speed reading? Should teachers emphasize vocational activities? Should principals train their own successors? Should superintendents award bonuses to teachers? Should employers hire the graduates with the highest scores on standardized tests? Should politicians assume greater responsibility for schooling? Should journalists publicize information about lopsided schools? This book examines these and the numerous other questions that critics posed.

DKK 823.00
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Personality - John D. Mayer - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Personality - John D. Mayer - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Organized around the personality systems framework, this text offers students a clear and engaging introduction to the study of personality. The second edition integrates cutting-edge research and provides a comprehensive road map toward understanding (1) what personality is; (2) what personality’s major subsystems are by breaking down motivation, emotion, cognition, and self; (3) how personality’s parts are organized; and (4) how personality develops and changes over time.New and Updated Features:·Engaging case examples throughout each chapter bring concepts to life.·Valuable study aids, including chapter-opening big picture questions, review questions, and glossary reinforce each chapter’s main topics.·A fresh design incorporates new figures and tables.·A new learning package designed to enhance the experience of both instructors and students includes a test bank, a Respondus test bank, and a companion website.This book is accompanied by a learning package designed to enhance the experience of both instructors and students.Test Bank. For every chapter in the text, the Test Bank includes multiple choice questions in a variety of skill levels and organized by chapter topic. The Test Bank is available to adopters in Word, PDF or Respondus formats. Our Test Bank is most flexibly used in Respondus, test authoring software which is available in two forms. Check with your university to see if you have a site license to the full program, Respondus 4.0, which offers the option to upload your tests to any of the most popular course management systems such as Blackboard. If you don’t have a Respondus license or do not care about having your tests in a course management system, you can use our test bank file in Respondus LE. The LE program is free and can be used to automate the process of creating tests in print format.• Visit the Respondus Test Bank Network to download the test bank for either Respondus 4.0 or Respondus LE.• If you prefer to use our Test Bank in Word or PDF, please Sign-In if you are a registered user, or Register then email us at textbooks@rowman.com .Companion Website. Accompanying the text is an open-access Companion Website designed to reinforce the main topics. For each chapter, flash cards, self-quizzes, and additional review resources help students master the information they learn in the classroom. Students can access the Companion Website from their computer or mobile device at textbooks.rowman.com/mayer2e.

DKK 910.00
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The Primacy of PISA - Joseph M. Piro - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

The Primacy of PISA - Joseph M. Piro - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Every three years the world awaits the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment or PISA, the rankings of school systems overseen by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Nations around the world look eagerly and apprehensively to see where their students rank on these tests of competence in, mainly, science, math and reading. This book provides a window into PISA and its power. What exactly is PISA? How are its tests developed? Who takes the test? What countries tend to outperform and which underperform? What do countries learn from PISA? Why is PISA both revered and feared? And, most importantly, does PISA improve education globally?The first PISA, in 2000, included 32 countries. In 2018, nearly eighty nations took part in PISA. That number is expected to double by 2030. This may mean that students in over 80% of the world’s countries will take the PISA exams. This scenario has made PISA more important than ever. This book probes topics and themes related to “the world’s most important exam” and why many view a high PISA ranking—rightly or wrongly—as global education’s seal of approval. Because of this, PISA has been called a disruptor, a test which can trigger major reform in school systems around the world. But is it the PISA rankings that are the real disruptor or the decisions countries make because of their rankings? These decisions often involve systemic changes in teaching and learning which can substantially alter how a country measures and prioritizes its education system.

DKK 856.00
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Minorities and Deviance - Pamela Black - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Minorities and Deviance - Pamela Black - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Grounded in both current and original research, Minorities and Deviance, expands the definition of stress and its relationship to deviance, providing a better understanding the role stress can play in addiction, obsession, and self-harm. Focusing on ten types of relatively minor deviant behaviors, Pamela Black explores the stress engendered by minority group membership and the associated feelings of powerlessness and how this can serve as a significant source of stress in and of itself, but when combined with other stressors magnifies the possibility of deviance. Using theoretical constructs derived from Robert Agnew’s 1992 General Strain Theory, Black tests the effects of not only minority group membership and powerlessness as stressors, but also examines group differences in the effect of more traditional forms of stress: finances, health, and relationships.

DKK 788.00
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Tourism and Maternal Health - Allison R. Cantor - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Tourism and Maternal Health - Allison R. Cantor - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Tourism and Maternal Health examines prenatal health in the Monteverde Zone in the context of a tourism-driven nutrition transition. In today’s fast-paced globally connected society, even rural regions, such as the central highlands of Costa Rica, are affected by the rise in chronic non-communicable disease associated with changes in local food systems. However, a discussion of prenatal health is often absent from the narrative linking these changes with disease risk. This is surprising, as maternal health has been shown to influence communities via biological and cultural pathways. The in-depth research presented in this book shows how culture can mediate some of the negative impacts of rapid changes in the food environment. This narrative also argues for the important role that practice-oriented research plays in unpacking the complex relationship between global policy and community health.

DKK 856.00
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Food and Place - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Food and Place - - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

This text provides a comprehensive and critical exploration of food from the unique perspective of place. It shows that our experiences with food are deeply influenced by their cultural, social, economic, and political contexts. The authors explore a wide range of questions such as: Do GMOs threaten rural livelihoods? Why don’t we eat dogs? Does your neighborhood make you fat? Do community gardens encourage urban gentrification? Can cheese save a local economy? Why are gourmet burgers appearing on menus all over the world? How do immigrants use food to create a sense of place? Does mainstream nutrition stigmatize bodies? Is the kitchen an oppressive place? Can celebrity chefs change the food system? Critically engaged and connected to current activist and academic debates, Food and Place will be an essential resource for students across the social sciences.

DKK 875.00
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Passing the Mathematics Test for Elementary Teachers - Margie Pearse - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Passing the Mathematics Test for Elementary Teachers - Margie Pearse - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Have you ever found yourself saying, “I’m never going to pass the math pre-service exam!” This statement, and many others like it, led the authors to discover exactly how to crack the math pre-service exam test code and students are reaping all the benefits. How to Pass the Pre-Service Mathematics Test for Teachers is the result of years of researching and experimenting with what it takes to not only pass the test, but come away from it a better test-taker and a stronger mathematician. The authors offer tons of crystal-clear examples with detailed explanations, all supported by deep mathematical thinking. As an added bonus, there are three comprehensive practice tests carefully created to reflect the format of the test. This book will provide all that is needed to pass the math pre-service exam!

DKK 814.00
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Historical Sociology and Eastern European Development - Arne Kommisrud - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Historical Sociology and Eastern European Development - Arne Kommisrud - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

An innovator in theoretical approaches in the social sciences, Stein Rokkan developed general models, developmental models, and conceptual maps that specified the main variables and important relationships in European political history. In Historical Sociology, Arne Kommisrud tests these general hypotheses against specific historical and regional contexts. He uses the case of Eastern Europe after the downfall of the Berlin Wall to extend the geography of the model''s range, and introduces possibilities for theoretical modification through an analysis of sequential interactions. Covering a period from the Middle Ages through the 1990s, and addressing phenomena overlooked by Rokkan such as statebuilding and nationalism, this book demonstrates that Rokkan''s models continue to be relevant to modern political science and sociology. Kommisrud''s study is a valuable contribution to Rokkanian approaches and the understanding of Eastern European development within the historical and geographic context of Europe as a whole.

DKK 849.00
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Executive Politics in Semi-Presidential Regimes - Martin Carrier - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Executive Politics in Semi-Presidential Regimes - Martin Carrier - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

This book analyzes the power variations between political executives in semi-presidential regimes. It contrasts institutional, partisan, and extra-institutional explanations and identifies patterns of change for the power distribution between presidents and prime ministers. It provides an empirical analysis of selected case studies and demonstrates the necessity to understand power variations in a configurative perspective, exposing the limits of institutional design explanations. This study ultimately aims to contribute to both the literature on semi-presidentialism and to the literature on democratic regimes by providing a systematic assessment of these different configurations, in both mature and emerging democracies. To explore this phenomenon, this research tests the key factors of power variation proposed in the semi-presidential literature on the power relationship between presidents and prime ministers mainly in France’s Fifth Republic and post-1993 Ukraine, but also to a lesser extent in Finland, post-1993 Russia, and post-1990 Poland.

DKK 814.00
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How International Relations Affect Civil Conflict - Clayton L. Thyne - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

How International Relations Affect Civil Conflict - Clayton L. Thyne - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Given the appalling consequences of civil wars, why are the competing actors within a state unable to come to a settlement to avoid the costs of conflict? How might external parties affect the likelihood that a civil war begins? How do their actions affect the duration and outcome of civil conflicts that are already underway? How International Relations Affect Civil Conflict draws on three main approaches—bargaining theory, signaling theory, and rational expectations—to examine how external actors might affect the onset, duration and outcome of civil wars. Signals from external actors are important because they represent a potential increase (or decrease) in fighting capabilities for the government or the opposition if a war were to begin. Costly signals should not affect the probability of civil war onset because they are readily observable ex ante, which allows the government and opposition to peacefully adjust their bargaining positions based on changes in relative capabilities. In contrast, cheap hostile signals make civil war more likely by increasing the risk that an opposition group overestimates its ability to stage a successful rebellion with external support. Cheap supportive signals work in the opposite manner because they represent increased fighting capabilities for the government. Furthermore, signals sent in the pre-war period have important implications for the duration and outcome of civil conflicts because competing intrastate actors develop expectations for future interventions prior to deciding to fight. In this book, Clayton L. Thyne tests this theory by examining the likelihood of civil war onset, the duration, and the outcome of all civil wars since 1945, finding strong support from empirical tests for each component of this theory. The conclusion offers specific advice to US policy-makers to prevent the outbreak of civil conflict in states most at-risk for civil war and to help end those that are currently underway. This book will appeal to undergraduate and graduat

DKK 910.00
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Measuring Up - Elizabeth Albro - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

Measuring Up - Elizabeth Albro - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Plusbog.dk

In recent decades, the science of reading acquisition has been advancing through interdisciplinary research in cognitive, psycholinguistic, developmental, genetic, neuroscience, cross-language, and experimental comparison studies of effective instruction. Some of the science of reading has emerged from the theory and research into the realm of practice and policy. Yet the science and practice of measuring “reading comprehension” has remained relatively immune to much of this foundational knowledge. Measuring Up questions the traditional format of reading comprehension tests, typically a single series of questions asked about a series of passages, and offers ideas and innovations we might expect in a next generation of 21st century reading assessments. Sabatini, Albro, and O'Reilly believe that in light of the move towards Common Core State Standards and assessments, as well as significant national investments in reading and literacy education, it is a critical and opportune time to bring together the research and measurement community to address fundamental issues of measuring reading comprehension, both in theory and in practice.

DKK 780.00
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