- Examines all the psychometric techniques available to coaching
- Is highly practical and easy to adopt, adapt and use
- New to this edition: completely updated with new chapters on designing questions and on using and selecting questionnaires
Psychometrics in Coaching
Using Psychological and Psychometric Tools for Development
Psychometrics in Coaching offers expert advice on how coaches, consultants and human resource managers can use psychometrics to support and develop individuals.
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EAN: 9780749466640
Edition: 2
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Format: 247x228
440 pages
About the book
With a growing demand for psychometric testing in the coaching profession, coaches and practitioners alike need to understand the psychology underpinning the tests as well as how to select and apply them effectively. Published with the Association for Coaching and written by an international team of global coaching practitioners and psychometricians, Psychometrics in Coaching provides an overview of using psychometrics and providing feedback and offers clear explanations of the key models and tools used in coaching today. Whether you are new to using psychometric tests or an experienced practitioner, this book provides you with a deep understanding of the models, the theory and research behind them, their reliability and validity, and how to implement them as part of a wider coaching and development programme. Psychometrics in Coaching is an essential resource for those seeking expert guidance from the leading writers in the field, as well as students on psychology, psychometrics, business and human resources programmes.
About the authors
Jonathan Passmore is an occupational psychologist with an international reputation having spoken at conferences across the world. He is the editor of the Association for Coaching series with Kogan Page as well as Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management and Top Business Psychology Models.
This book fills an important gap in the coaching literature. Psychometric data figures increasingly in the background materials coachees bring to the learning alliance and the book provides valuable guidance on how to make safe, effective use of a wide range of instruments.
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