Preceded by Principles of assessment and outcome measurement for occupational therapists and physiotherapists : theory, skills and application / by Alison J. Laver Fawcett. 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The importance of accurate assessment and outcome measurement -- Methods of Assessment and Sources of Assessment Data -- Purposes of Assessment and Measurement -- What is Measurement? -- Test Administration Reporting and Recording -- The Importance of Clinical Reasoning and Reflective Practice in Effective Assessment -- Standardisation -- Validity and Clinical Utility -- Reliability -- Selecting and Appraising Assessments and Outcome Measurements -- Applying Models to Assessment and Outcome Measurement -- Implementing the Optimum Assessment and Measurement Approach -- Using assessment and outcome measures in Service Evaluation -- Test Development -- Conducting Psychometric Studies.

"Purpose: The purpose of this book is to enable Allied Health Professional (AHPs) students, clinicians, educators, researchers and managers to understand the complex art and science of assessment and outcome measurement processes. Who is this book for? For students, the book will: introduce you to the process and purpose of assessment and outcome measurement for practice, research, service evaluation; help you to understand levels of measurement, standardisation and psychometric properties and help you to apply this knowledge to appraise and select the best assessments and outcome measures. For educators, the book will assist in exploring with students the purpose and importance of assessment and outcome measurement, standardisation and psychometrics, key aspects of test development and the reasoning required to select and apply assessments and measures in practice. For practitioners, the book will familiarise you with assessment and outcome measure terminology and enable you to identify the properties of tests in order to select and confidently implement appropriate standardised tests and outcome measures in your practice, service evaluation, service development and research. For researchers, the book will assist you in: developing a new assessment or outcome measure; creating a culturally sensitive version of an existing measure; undertaking a linguistically valid translation of a measure published in another language; collecting normative data; conducting psychometric studies to examine aspects of validity and reliability; and / or exploring the face validity or clinical utility of a measure. For managers, the book will assist in identifying the importance of assessment and outcome measures for service evaluation and improvement and to select and measure outcomes as required by commissioners and senior managers"-- Provided by publisher.