Francis Galton, measurement, psychometrics and social progress

Harvey Goldstein

doi:10.1080/0969594X.2011.614220

Francis Galton, measurement, psychometrics and social progress

Harvey Goldstein

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Abstract

This paper looks at Galton’s work from the perspective of its influence on subsequent developments in assessment and especially psychometric latent variable models. It describes how Galton’s views on scientific validity and assumptions about data analysis came to be incorporated into later perspectives.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	147-158
Number of pages	12
Journal	Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy and Practice
Volume	19
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0969594X.2011.614220
Publication status	Published - 19 Jan 2012

Keywords

Galton
educational measurement
factor analysis
psychometrics

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Assessment in Education on 19 Jan 2012, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/0969594X.2011.614220.
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