Glossary Term

Psychometrics

The field concerned with the design, administration, and interpretation of quantitative tests for measuring knowledge, abilities, attitudes, or personality.

Psychometrics focuses on designing and evaluating measures of psychological constructs. Key concerns include reliability, validity, and minimizing measurement error.

In the Puppet Interview app, developmentally appropriate formats (e.g., dichotomous items, Audio-CASI) support accurate self-report from young children. Researchers can assemble forms from an item bank aligned to targeted constructs.

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Reliability · Validity · Item Bank

Peer-Reviewed Research

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