Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,918,198,508 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

psychometrics
(redirected from Psychomatrician)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

psychometrics

Science of psychological measurement. Psychometricians design and administer psychological tests (see psychological testing), both to generate empirical data on mental processes and to refine their understanding of measurement techniques and the statistical analysis of results. Major concerns include test reliability and validity and the norming or standardization of results.

psychometrics [¦sī·kə¦me·triks]
(psychology)
The mathematical and statistical treatment of psychological data.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
He is not trying to transform mild-mannered teachers into psychomatricians, he insists, but offers a basic understanding of both statistical and measurement principles so that teachers can ask themselves what type of test would be most appropriate given the material that was covered, their goals for testing, and the age of the students--then answer with a fair degree of confidence, or at least a credible rationale.
Measurement and statistics for teachers by Reference & Research Book News
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.