國立高雄大學圖資館 |

Language: English

Back

A pragmatic perspective of measurement

Irribarra, David Torres.

A pragmatic perspective of measurement

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A pragmatic perspective of measurementby David Torres Irribarra.
Author:	Irribarra, David Torres.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2021.
Description:	xvi, 83 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Social sciencesResearch.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74025-2
ISBN:	9783030740252$q(electronic bk.)

A pragmatic perspective of measurement
Irribarra, David Torres.

A pragmatic perspective of measurement[electronic resource] /by David Torres Irribarra. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2021. - xvi, 83 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm. - SpringerBriefs in psychology. SpringerBriefs in theoretical advances in psychology. - SpringerBriefs in psychology.SpringerBriefs in theoretical advances in psychology..

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. What is Measurement? -- Chapter 3. Measurement: Prototypes and Resemblances -- Chapter 4. A Pragmatic Perspective of Measurement -- Chapter 5. Contrasting and Comparing.

This book aims to address the challenges of defining measurement in social sciences, presenting a conceptualization of the practice of measurement from the perspective of the pragmatic tradition in philosophy. The book reviews key questions regarding the scope and limits of measurement, emphasizing that if the trust that the public places on measures in the social sciences relies on their connection to the notion of measurement in the physical sciences, then the clarification of the similarities and differences between measurement in the physical and the social realms is of central importance to adequately contextualize their relative advantages and limitations. It goes on to present some of the most influential theories of measurement such as the "classical view" of measurement, operationalism, and the representational theory of measurement, as well as more methodological perspectives arising from the practice of researchers in the social sciences, such as the latent variable perspective, and from the physical sciences and engineering, represented by metrology. This overview illustrates that the concept of measurement, and that of quantitative methods, is currently being used across the board in ways that do not necessarily conform to traditional, classical definitions of measurement, pushing the boundaries of what constitutes our technical understanding of it. Moreover, what constitutes a technical understanding of measurement, and the theoretical commitments that it entails, must vary in different areas. In this context, disagreement on what is constitutive of measurement is bound to appear. Pragmatism is presented as a theoretical perspective that offers the advantage of being flexible and fallibilist, encouraging us to abandon the pursuit of a timeless and perfect definition that attempts to establish decontextualized/definitive demarcation criteria for what is truly measurement. This book will be of particular interest for psychologists and other human and social scientists, and more concretely for scholars interested in measurement and assessment in psychological and social measurement. The pragmatic perspective of measurement presents a conceptual framework for researchers to ground their assessment practices acknowledging and dealing with the challenges of social measurement.

ISBN: 9783030740252$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-030-74025-2doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

178448
Social sciences
--Research.

LC Class. No.: H62 / .I77 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 300.72

A pragmatic perspective of measurement
LDR:03603nmm a2200337 a 4500 001 598267
003 DE-He213
005 20210529103224.0
006 m d
007 cr nn 008maaau
008 211025s2021 sz s 0 eng d
020 $a 9783030740252$q(electronic bk.)
020 $a 9783030740245$q(paper)
024 7 $a 10.1007/978-3-030-74025-2 $2 doi
035 $a 978-3-030-74025-2
040 $a GP $c GP
041 0 $a eng
050 4 $a H62 $b .I77 2021
072 7 $a JM $2 bicssc
072 7 $a PSY000000 $2 bisacsh
072 7 $a JM $2 thema
082 0 4 $a 300.72 $2 23
090 $a H62 $b .I71 2021
100 1 $a Irribarra, David Torres. $3 891964
245 1 2 $a A pragmatic perspective of measurement $h [electronic resource] / $c by David Torres Irribarra.
260 $a Cham : $b Springer International Publishing : $b Imprint: Springer, $c 2021.
300 $a xvi, 83 p. : $b ill., digital ; $c 24 cm.
490 1 $a SpringerBriefs in psychology. SpringerBriefs in theoretical advances in psychology
505 0 $a Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. What is Measurement? -- Chapter 3. Measurement: Prototypes and Resemblances -- Chapter 4. A Pragmatic Perspective of Measurement -- Chapter 5. Contrasting and Comparing.
520 $a This book aims to address the challenges of defining measurement in social sciences, presenting a conceptualization of the practice of measurement from the perspective of the pragmatic tradition in philosophy. The book reviews key questions regarding the scope and limits of measurement, emphasizing that if the trust that the public places on measures in the social sciences relies on their connection to the notion of measurement in the physical sciences, then the clarification of the similarities and differences between measurement in the physical and the social realms is of central importance to adequately contextualize their relative advantages and limitations. It goes on to present some of the most influential theories of measurement such as the "classical view" of measurement, operationalism, and the representational theory of measurement, as well as more methodological perspectives arising from the practice of researchers in the social sciences, such as the latent variable perspective, and from the physical sciences and engineering, represented by metrology. This overview illustrates that the concept of measurement, and that of quantitative methods, is currently being used across the board in ways that do not necessarily conform to traditional, classical definitions of measurement, pushing the boundaries of what constitutes our technical understanding of it. Moreover, what constitutes a technical understanding of measurement, and the theoretical commitments that it entails, must vary in different areas. In this context, disagreement on what is constitutive of measurement is bound to appear. Pragmatism is presented as a theoretical perspective that offers the advantage of being flexible and fallibilist, encouraging us to abandon the pursuit of a timeless and perfect definition that attempts to establish decontextualized/definitive demarcation criteria for what is truly measurement. This book will be of particular interest for psychologists and other human and social scientists, and more concretely for scholars interested in measurement and assessment in psychological and social measurement. The pragmatic perspective of measurement presents a conceptual framework for researchers to ground their assessment practices acknowledging and dealing with the challenges of social measurement.
650 0 $a Social sciences $x Research. $3 178448
650 0 $a Psychometrics $x Philosophy. $3 891965
650 1 4 $a Psychology, general. $3 275067
650 2 4 $a Psychological Methods/Evaluation. $3 275095
650 2 4 $a Psychometrics. $3 182715
650 2 4 $a Pragmatics. $3 177855
650 2 4 $a Analytic Philosophy. $3 739906
710 2 $a SpringerLink (Online service) $3 273601
773 0 $t Springer Nature eBook
830 0 $a SpringerBriefs in psychology. $p SpringerBriefs in theoretical advances in psychology. $3 870109
856 4 0 $u https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74025-2
950 $a Behavioral Science and Psychology (SpringerNature-41168)