Assessing Intelligence in Children and Adolescents : A Practical Guide


John H. Kranzler
Bok Engelsk 2013 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Medvirkende
Utgitt
New York : : Guilford Publications, , 2013.
Omfang
1 online resource (274 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half Title Page; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1. What Is Intelligence?; Does Intelligence Exist?; How Can We Measure Something We Cannot Define?; Conceptions of Intelligence; Theories of Intelligence; The Psychometric Paradigm; The Structure of Intelligence; CHC Theory and IQ Testing; Criticism of the Psychometric Paradigm; Summary; 2. How and Why Do People Differ in Intelligence?; The Distribution of Intelligence; Developmental Differences in Intelligence; Why Do People Differ in Intelligence?. - Foundations for InterpretationQualitative Idiographic Approaches; Quantitative Idiographic Approaches; Qualitative Nomothetic Approaches; Quantitative Nomothetic Approaches; Advanced Quantitative Interpretive Methods; The First Four Waves of Interpretation; Making Meaning in the Fourth Wave and Considerations for a Fifth Wave; The KISS Model in a Fifth Wave; Summary; 7. A Review of Intelligence Tests; Full-Length Multidimensional Intelligence Tests; Cognitive Assessment System; Differential Ability Scales, Second Edition; Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, Second Edition. - Interacting with Children and Adolescents during TestingObserving Behaviors during the Test Session; Posttesting Considerations; Summary; 5. Selecting the Best Intelligence Tests; The Joint Test Standards; Expectations and Ideals for Norming; Norm Samples; Evaluating Norm Samples; Scaling; Range of Norm-Referenced Scores; Item Scaling; Reliability; Definition; Evaluating Reliability and Determining Effects of Error; Validity; Definition; Evaluating Validity Evidence; Making Sense of Validity Evidence; Selecting the Best Test for Your Needs; Summary; 6. Interpreting Intelligence Test Scores. - Quantitative Behavior GeneticsHeritability of Intelligence across the Lifespan; Malleability of Intelligence; Summary; 3. Ethics in Assessment; The American Psychological Association; The National Association of School Psychologists; General Principles; Competence in Assessment; Summary; 4. The Assessment Process with Children and Adolescents; The Comprehensive Assessment Process-and How Intelligence Tests Fit In; Preliminary Assessment; Gathering Background Information; Screening; The Testing Process; Preparing for Testing; Beginning Testing. - Reynolds Intellectual Assessment ScalesStanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition; Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Third Edition; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition; Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities Normative Update; Full-Length Multidimensional Nonverbal Intelligence Tests; Leiter International Performance Scale-Revised; Leiter International Performance Scale-Third Edition. - Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test. - Featuring reproducible forms, sample scripts, and other clinical tools, this indispensable book shows how to select, administer, and interpret evidence-based intelligence tests for a variety of purposes. It provides quick-reference guidelines for comprehensively assessing an individual K-12 student and sharing the results through effective written reports and in-person meetings. Basic concepts in intellectual assessment are concisely explained and the role of testing in a response-to-intervention framework is addressed. Discussions of intellectual disability and specific learning disord
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