Psychological and Social Measurement The Career and Contributions of Benjamin D. Wright

Psychological and Social Measurement The Career and Contributions of Benjamin D. Wright / edited by Mark Wilson, William P. Fisher, Jr.

In this tribute to Benjamin Wright, former students and colleagues recall the foundational contributions he made to the theory and practice of measurement in a career spanning over five decades. Wright is recognized as the foremost proponent of the psychometric approach of Georg Rasch, a Danish math...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Wilson, Mark (Editor), Fisher, Jr., William P. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Springer Series in Measurement Science and Technology,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Psychometrics.
Assessment.
Statistics .
Social sciences.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Benjamin Wright and his Contributions to Measurement Science
  • Chapter 2: Cogitations on invariant measurement.-Chapter 3: Isn’t Science Wonderful?.-Chapter 4: Ben Wright: A Multi-Facet Analysis.-Chapter 5: Reflections on Benjamin D. Wright: Pre- and Post-Rasch.-Chapter 6: Reflections: Ben Wright, Best Test Design and Knox’s Cube Test.-Chapter 7:  The Influence of some Family and Friends on Ben Wright.-Chapter 8: Things I Learned from Ben.-Chapter 9: Ben Wright’s Kinesthetic Ventures.-Chapter 10: Statistical Models, Scientific Method and Psychosocial Research.-Chapter 11: Ben Wright: Provocative, Persistent, and Passionate.-Chapter 12: Benjamin D. Wright: A Higher Standard.-Chapter 13: Ben Wright, Rasch Measurement, and Cognitive Psychology.-Chapter 14: Provoking Professional Identity Development: The Legacy of Benjamin Drake Wright.-Chapter 15: Ben Wright: Quotable and quote-provoking.-Appendix A: Love and order: A Sabbath Lecture
  • Appendix B: Should children teach?.-Appendix C: On Behalf of a Personal Approach to Learning.-Appendix D: List of Dissertations as Supervisor and Committee Member.-Appendix E: Benjamin Drake Wright – VITA. Appendix F: Annotated Bibliography of Wright’s Key Measurement Works.-Appendix G: Glossary.

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