Testing in psychology

Join us to learn the basic principles of the increasingly popular Item Response Theory (IRT). The book describes the advantages this theory provides over classical test theory and discusses the basic building blocks of IRT - the most commonly used models, estimation methods, the informational contribution of items, and its use in test construction. The book also includes other useful topics based on this theory, such as recognizing differential item functioning and computer adaptive testing. Testing professionals will appreciate the text, test users interested in the psychometric background of the methods, they use, and psychology students, pedagogy and other disciplines, which will provide a comprehensive view of the issue. This is the first book publication of this kind in the Czech language.