Intro -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 Characteristics and Main Types of Measurement -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The basis of the measure -- 1.3. Attitude scales -- 1.4. Conclusion -- 1.5. Knowledge tests -- 2 Standardizing or Constructing a Measurement Scale -- 2.1....

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