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Handbook of psychological and educational assessment of children : intelligence, aptitude, and achievement / edited by Cecil R. Reynolds, Randy W. Kamphaus.

Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Guilford Press, c2003.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvii, 718 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 1572308834 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.4/028/7 21
LOC classification:
  • BF722 .H33 2003
Contents:
PART I. General Issues : 1. Legal and Ethical Issues in the Assessment of Children / Sandoval and Irvin -- 2. Measurement and Design Issues in Child Assessment Research / Keith and Reynolds.
PART II. Assessment of Intelligence and Learning Styles/Strategies : 3. Clinical Interpretation of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Third Edition (WISC-III) Factor Scores / Weiss, Saklofske, and Prifitera -- 4. Assessing the Intelligence of Adolescents with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Third Edition (WAIS-III) / Ryan and Smith -- 5. Assessing the Intelligence of Adolescents with the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT) / Kaufman, Lichtenberger, and Kaufman -- 6. Preschool Intellectual Assessment / Saye -- 7. Clinical Assessment Practice with the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) / Kamphaus -- 8. Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition (SB4): Evaluating the Empirical Bases for Interpretations / Youngstrom, Glutting, and Watkins -- 9. Assessment of Children with the Differential Ability Scales (DAS) / Petoskey -- 10. Assessing Diverse Populations with Nonverbal Tests of General Intelligence / Bracken and Naglieri -- 11. Comprehensive Assessment of Child and Adolescent Memory: The Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning, the Test of Memory and Learning, and the California Verbal Learning Test--Children's Version / Miller, Bigler, and Adams -- 12. Neuropsychological Perspectives on the Assessment of Children / Riccio and Wolfe -- 13. Biological Approaches to the Assessment of Human Intelligence / Gignac and Vernon -- 14. Multifactored and Cross-Battery Ability Assessments: Are They Worth the Effort? / Glutting, Watkins, and Youngstrom.
PART III. Assessment of Academic Skills : 15. Advances in Criterion-Referenced Testing Methods and Practices / Hambleton and Zenisky -- 16. Diagnostic Achievement Testing in Reading / Chall and Curtis -- 17. Assessing the Writing Abilities and Instructional Needs of Students / Bryant and Bryant -- 18. Clinical Assessment of Children's Academic Achievement / Hendry.
PART IV. Special Topics in Mental Testing : 19. Conceptual and Technical Problems in Learning Disability Diagnosis / Reynolds -- 20. Visual-Motor Assessment of Children / Cummings, Hoida, Machek, and Nelson -- 21. Bias in Assessment of Aptitude / Reynolds and Kaiser -- 22. Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children / Ochoa -- 23. Assessment of Creativity in Children and Adolescents / Torrance and Haensly -- 24. Cognitive Abilities and Assessment of Children with Language Impairment / Kroese -- 25. Computerized Assessment / McCullough and Miller -- 26. Assessing the Psychological and Educational Needs of Children with Moderate and Severe Mental Retardation / Burns -- 27. Assessment of Children for Intervention Planning Following Traumatic Brain Injury / Rothlisberg, D'Amato, and Palencia.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I. General Issues : 1. Legal and Ethical Issues in the Assessment of Children / Sandoval and Irvin -- 2. Measurement and Design Issues in Child Assessment Research / Keith and Reynolds.

PART II. Assessment of Intelligence and Learning Styles/Strategies : 3. Clinical Interpretation of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Third Edition (WISC-III) Factor Scores / Weiss, Saklofske, and Prifitera -- 4. Assessing the Intelligence of Adolescents with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Third Edition (WAIS-III) / Ryan and Smith -- 5. Assessing the Intelligence of Adolescents with the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT) / Kaufman, Lichtenberger, and Kaufman -- 6. Preschool Intellectual Assessment / Saye -- 7. Clinical Assessment Practice with the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) / Kamphaus -- 8. Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition (SB4): Evaluating the Empirical Bases for Interpretations / Youngstrom, Glutting, and Watkins -- 9. Assessment of Children with the Differential Ability Scales (DAS) / Petoskey -- 10. Assessing Diverse Populations with Nonverbal Tests of General Intelligence / Bracken and Naglieri -- 11. Comprehensive Assessment of Child and Adolescent Memory: The Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning, the Test of Memory and Learning, and the California Verbal Learning Test--Children's Version / Miller, Bigler, and Adams -- 12. Neuropsychological Perspectives on the Assessment of Children / Riccio and Wolfe -- 13. Biological Approaches to the Assessment of Human Intelligence / Gignac and Vernon -- 14. Multifactored and Cross-Battery Ability Assessments: Are They Worth the Effort? / Glutting, Watkins, and Youngstrom.

PART III. Assessment of Academic Skills : 15. Advances in Criterion-Referenced Testing Methods and Practices / Hambleton and Zenisky -- 16. Diagnostic Achievement Testing in Reading / Chall and Curtis -- 17. Assessing the Writing Abilities and Instructional Needs of Students / Bryant and Bryant -- 18. Clinical Assessment of Children's Academic Achievement / Hendry.

PART IV. Special Topics in Mental Testing : 19. Conceptual and Technical Problems in Learning Disability Diagnosis / Reynolds -- 20. Visual-Motor Assessment of Children / Cummings, Hoida, Machek, and Nelson -- 21. Bias in Assessment of Aptitude / Reynolds and Kaiser -- 22. Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children / Ochoa -- 23. Assessment of Creativity in Children and Adolescents / Torrance and Haensly -- 24. Cognitive Abilities and Assessment of Children with Language Impairment / Kroese -- 25. Computerized Assessment / McCullough and Miller -- 26. Assessing the Psychological and Educational Needs of Children with Moderate and Severe Mental Retardation / Burns -- 27. Assessment of Children for Intervention Planning Following Traumatic Brain Injury / Rothlisberg, D'Amato, and Palencia.

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