{"product_id":"tests-that-work-9780787945961","title":"Tests That Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only practical business resource available that shows you howto use tests to assess skills and values in the workplace!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Loaded with figures, tips, checklists, and examples, Tests ThatWork gives you everything you need to use assessments responsiblyand effectively at your organization.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e You know the effects of mediocre workplace performance: reducedprofitability, poor productivity, and diminished customer andemployee satisfaction. But while you know the effects, finding thecauses can seem nearly impossible. Do some of your employees needto improve their execution of basic tasks? Should some of youremployees work on expanding their knowledge? How can you answerthese questions?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tests enable you to find answers such as these. But manyorganizations are afraid to use assessments: test development andexecution is complicated. Bad tests can seem punishing oroffensive, and yield inconclusive or incorrect results.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e That''s why noted consultant Odin Westgaard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Confusion has reigned in the realms of tests, testing, andcalibrating human performance. Until now. Odin Westgaard's TestsThat Work clears up the mysteries while giving clear, valid, anduseful guidance on measuring performance and making sense of itall. This book will be on my desk--the shelf is too far away!\"----Roger Kaufman, , professor and director, office for needsassessment and planning, Florida State University; coeditor, TheGuidebook for Performance Improvement\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This is one valuable book I won't loan to anyone. I'd never get itback! It's that good.\" ----Kery Mortenson, , senior site trainingspecialist, Abbott Laboratories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART ONE: FUNDAMENTALS OF TESTING.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One: Tests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Two: Categories of Tests and Items.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Three: Measurement.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Four: Measuring Competence: Defining Performance and Mastery.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Five: The Three Principal Uses for Tests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART TWO: A SYSTEMATIC PROCESS FOR TEST DEVELOPMENT.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Six: Justifying the Test.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Seven: Planning the Test.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Eight: Developing the Test.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nine: Producing and Administering the Test.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ten: Evaluating and Reporting the Results.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Eleven: Using Test Results.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Twelve: Evaluating the Test.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thirteen: Test Management: An Ethical Process.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e AppAndix: Glossary of Testing Terms.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Author.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405032956247,"sku":"9780787945961","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787945961.jpg?v=1730488430","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tests-that-work-9780787945961","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}