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psychometrics

psychometrics

1 8.6
Measuring people's intelligence, personality, and abilities with tests
  • noun
  • /ˌsaɪkoʊˈmɛtrɪks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : psicometría
  • Psychologists often use psychometrics to evaluate intelligence and personality through standardized tests.
  • training in psychometrics
  • psychometrics and assessment

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Examples

  • Training presentations were developed with an overview of the measure, its purpose, psychometrics, and procedures for administration, scoring, and reliability of scoring.

    Academic text (2012)

  • His research interests include professional issues, the psychometrics of assessment and diagnosis, individual differences, and computer applications.

    Academic text (2010)

  • And I think that's one of the reasons that psychometrics in general has been so important.

  • Test bias falls within the general field of measurement theory and psychometrics.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Most of the questionnaires require the administrator and interpreter to have undergone training in psychometrics.

    Academic text (2014)

  • An alliance among education, social work, and psychometrics in vocational guidance led to the organization of the National Vocational Guidance Association (NVGA) in 1913.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The field of psychometrics plays a crucial role in developing reliable assessments for educational purposes.

  • Understanding psychometrics is essential for anyone working with psychological testing and measurement.

Synonyms

psychometry
vspsychometrics
  • Specialized
1 8.6

The study of tests that measure people's intelligence, skills, and personality

adds a focus on educational testing and formal measurement theory and techniques
psychometrika
vspsychometrics
  • Specialized
9.9

A field of psychology that measures mental abilities and personality

includes educational aspects and formal theory and technique of such measurement
mental measurement
vspsychometrics
  • Specialized
6.8

A way to check thinking skills with standard tests

is the broader academic field combining that practice with theory and educational aims

Surface Forms

psychometrics singular
psychometrics plural

Morphology

psychometrics = metrics (semi-transparent) = psycho + metric + s

The word is built from psycho- plus metrics, and the meaning is fairly clear as psychological measurement, but it is a technical field term rather than an everyday composition.

Etymology

Psychometrics comes from psycho- 'mind', the same psycho- you see in psychology, and -metrics 'measure', the same idea in metric and meter. So, psychometrics is literally 'measuring the mind', which is why it is about tests and methods to check intelligence, skills, and personality.