Today psychometrics plays an increasingly important role in all our lives as testing and assessment occurs from preschool until retirement. This book introduces the reader to the subject in all its aspects, ranging from its early history, school examinations, how to construct your own test, controversies about IQ and recent developments in testing on the internet. In Part one of "Modern Psychometrics", Rust and Golombok outline the history of the field and discuss central theoretical issues such as IQ, personality and integrity testing and the impact of computer technology and the internet.In Part two a practical step-by-step guide to the development of a psychometric test is provided. This will enable anyone wishing to develop their own test to plan, design, construct and validate it to a professional standard. This third edition has been extensively updated and expanded to take into account recent developments in the field, making it the ideal companion for those studying for the British Psychological Society's Certificates of Competence in Testing. "Modern Psychometrics" combines an up to date scientific approach to the subject with a full consideration of the political and ethical issues involved in the large scale implementation of psychometrics testing in today's highly networked society, particularly in terms of issues of diversity and internationalism. It will be useful to students and practictioners at all levels who are interested in psychometrics.

約翰·羅斯特教授，劍橋大學心理測量學中心的創始人和部門總負責人、劍橋大學社會和政治科學係教研組成員，在以——係列藍籌企業為對象的、以實用價值為目標的實地操作測試及分析方麵，羅斯特教授擁有很高的學術水平與聲譽。

他的著作《現代心理測量學》目前已齣版第3版，2是專業人士與學生公認的教育及職業心理學方麵的標準著作，他也編寫過許多被廣泛運用的心理測量工具，2包括俄耳甫斯職業人格問捲、喬托誠信度測驗、羅斯特高級數字邏輯推理評估、格倫博一羅斯特性生活滿意度調，查量錶、格倫博一羅斯特婚姻情況調查量錶等，

約翰·羅斯特教授曾擔任多傢知名機構的測試顧問，包括國民西敏寺銀行、政府內閣辦公室、DES、市政府部門以及藥業公司等，他曾被指定為世界最廣泛流行的能力和學識測試——韋氏測試改編英國版本，並同哈剋特測評機構緊密閤作。

蘇珊·格倫博教授先後在英國精神醫學學院、中央心理藥理學研究院和城市大學心理學係供職，她在城市大學取得教授資格，並於1989年以主任身份建立瞭傢庭與兒童心理研究中心，2006年，她被聘請為劍橋大學傢庭研究學教授以及傢庭研究中心主任。