This book offers beginning researchers in psychology and education with
limited statistics backgrounds a practical, hands-on guide to the
preparation, assessment, and development of quantitative research
instruments. With the explicit goal in mind of making the text
accessible to readers with only a beginning level of statistical
expertise, the authors include numerous examples and figures to
illustrate necessary concepts and procedures, while minimizing jargon.
The book includes an appendix with directions for the required
statistical analyses for readers with access to SPSS. The organization
of the book into two sections, theoretical and practical, with
complementary chapters in each section, results in a practical and
versatile resource to have in a variety of contexts. Because of its
versatility, the book may be used either as a textbook for courses on
test construction and instrument design or quantitative research methods
in psychology and education, as a reference for researchers using and
constructing quantitative instruments, or as background reading for
professionals in related fields.