Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Psychological testing in perspective -- Test design and construction -- Test administration and scoring -- Item analysis and norms -- Reliability and validity -- Standardized achievement tests -- Intelligence tests and distribution -- Research and theories on intelligence -- Special abilities -- Interests, attitudes, and values -- Personality theories, observations, interviews, and ratings -- Personalityh inventories and projective techniques -- Psychological assessment in applied settings -- Criticisms and issues -- Measurements and statistics --Areas under the normal curve -- Commercial suppliers of psychological and educational assessment materials -- Suppliers of computer-based products and services for psychological assessment -- Glossary