Principles of Assessment and Outcome Measurement for Allied Health Professionals: Practice, Research and Development

ISBN-13: 9781119633099 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 480 str.

UK) Cox Carlisle Diane L. (University of Cumbria

Spis treści

Authors' Biography ixAuthors Contributing to Case Studies xiForeword xiiiPreface xivAcknowledgements xviiiIntroduction 1Section I Assessment and Measurement in Practice 13Chapter 1 The Importance of Accurate Assessment and Outcome Measurement 15Chapter 2 Methods of Assessment and Sources of Assessment Data 49Chapter 3 Purposes of Assessment and Measurement 100Chapter 4 What Is Measurement? 131Chapter 5 Test Administration, Reporting, and Recording 147Chapter 6 The Importance of Clinical Reasoning and Reflective Practice in Effective Assessment 171Section 2 Concepts for Assessment and Measurement 229Chapter 7 Standardisation 231Chapter 8 Validity and Clinical Utility 243Chapter 9 Reliability 272Chapter 10 Selecting and Appraising Assessments and Outcome Measures 295Section 3 Assessment and Measurement for Service Evaluation and Improvement 335Chapter 11 Applying Models to Assessment and Outcome Measurement 337Chapter 12 Implementing the Optimum Assessment and Measurement Approach 376Chapter 13 Using Assessment and Outcome Measures in Service Evaluation 393Section 4 Developing and Evaluating Assessments and Outcome Measures 411Chapter 14 Test Development 413Chapter 15 Conducting Psychometric Studies 433Brief Answers to Chapter Review Questions 445Index 453

O autorze

Alison J. Laver-Fawcett, Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy, School of Science, Technology and Health, York St John University, UK.Diane L. Cox, Emeritus Professor of Occupational Therapy, University of Cumbria, Carlisle, UK.