Contemporary Intellectual Assessment, Second Edition: Theories, Tests, and Issues [Hardcover]

Dawn P. Flanagan PhD (Editor), Patti L. Harrison Phd (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 1593851251 | ISBN-13: 978-1593851255 | Publication Date: March 10, 2005 | Edition: Second Edition

This comprehensive work provides information about theory and research on assessment of intellectual abilities and processes. Leading test authors, theorists, and scholars review the conceptual and research underpinnings of recent editions of intelligence tests, including the WISC-IV, KABC-II, SB5, and WJ III, and offer recommendations for interpretation.

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"Truly an exceptional contribution. This volume should be a required text for all students of intellectual assessment. It provides comprehensive coverage of all of the major theories and tests in the area of intellectual assessment, along with wonderfully detailed chapters on such issues as interpretation, validity, and the role of intellectual assessment in the context of standards-based educational reforms. Contributors have been selected from the best and most highly respected scholars in the area of intelligence and cognition, and their well-written chapters seamlessly integrate theory and practice. If I were to purchase only one professional book for my library this year, it would be this essential work."--George W. Hynd, EdD, School of Education, Purdue University

"I have used the first edition of Contemporary Intellectual Assessment for years, and have looked forward with anticipation to this revision. The changes in the field of intellectual assessment since the advent of Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory have been rapid and profound, and an up-to-date guidebook is a must. This book will be invaluable for anyone teaching intellectual assessment at the graduate level, and will also be a useful overview for practitioners who completed their training before the recent revolutionary changes in intellectual assessment. For school practitioners, the chapter outlining a model of nondiscriminatory assessment for culturally and linguistically diverse students, and the one linking cognitive assessment to interventions, will be particularly valuable."--Catherine A. Fiorello, PhD, School Psychology Program, Temple University

"With new and thoroughly revised chapters that address issues like LD identification and profile analysis, and populations like preschoolers, the gifted, and the culturally and linguistically diverse, the second edition of Contemporary Intellectual Assessment is a significant improvement over the already outstanding first edition. The contributing authors are leading experts in the field. This research-based but practical text will be useful to practitioners and trainers alike, and is destined to become the gold standard text for courses in intellectual assessment."--Edward M. Levinson, EdD, Department of Educational and School Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

"In the past decade, knowledge about intelligence and its assessment has moved at a rapid pace. Older theories are being reexamined with modern methods in cognitive psychology, neural science, and statistics, and new theories are vying to take their place. This excellent second edition provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the theory and practice of intellectual assessment--past, present, and future. The chapters, written by many of the leading researchers in the field, cover a wide range of important topics, including the history of tests and their interpretation, the structure of human cognitive abilities, contemporary theory, new and emerging tests, current issues, and future directions. This book is 'must' reading for anyone interested in intelligence and its assessment. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners, and students new to the field."--John H. Kranzler, PhD, College of Education, University of Florida

About the Author

Dawn P. Flanagan, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University in New York. She writes and conducts research on such topics as the structure of intelligence, psychoeducational assessment, learning disabilities evaluation and diagnosis, and professional issues in school psychology. Dr. Flanagan’s articles and chapters on these topics appear in school and clinical psychology journals and books. She is senior author of The Wechsler Intelligence Scales and Gf-Gc Theory: A Contemporary Approach to Interpretation, Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment, The Achievement Test Desk Reference (ATDR): Comprehensive Assessment of Learning Disabilities, Diagnosing Learning Disability in Adulthood, and Essentials of WISC-IV Assessment; coauthor of The Intelligence Test Desk Reference (ITDR): Gf-Gc Cross-Battery Assessment and Essentials of WJ III Cognitive Assessment; and coeditor of Clinical Use and Interpretation of the WJ III. Dr. Flanagan is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and Diplomate of the American Board of Psychological Specialties, as well as a past recipient of the APA’s Lightner Whitmer Award.

Patti L. Harrison, PhD, is Professor in the School Psychology Program and Associate Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Alabama. She has conducted research on intelligence, adaptive behavior, and preschool assessment. Dr. Harrison’s articles and chapters on assessment topics appear in school and clinical psychology and special education journals and texts, and she has presented over 100 refereed and invited presentations on these topics at conferences of professional organizations in psychology and education. She was Editor of School Psychology Review and has been an editorial board member for several school psychology and related journals, including School Psychology Quarterly, the Journal of School Psychology, the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, the American Journal on Mental Retardation, and Diagnostique.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 667 pages
• Publisher: The Guilford Press; Second Edition edition (March 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593851251
• ISBN-13: 978-1593851255
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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This review is from: Contemporary Intellectual Assessment, Second Edition: Theories, Tests, and Issues (Hardcover)

This textbook is very user friendly and even offers a quiz at the end of each chapter to allow for self checks. It's like all my high school and college writing courses re now making sense and I understand what they mean. The redundancy o important information also helps me get the point.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A major achievement, March 22, 1999

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This review is from: Contemporary Intellectual Assessment: Theories, Tests, and Issues (Hardcover)

This book is a must for any serious student of intelligence, intelligence tests, and intelligence research.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Very informative, January 6, 2009

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This review is from: Contemporary Intellectual Assessment, Second Edition: Theories, Tests, and Issues (Hardcover)

Contains history and development of common IQ tests. Very dense, but also informative when learning about the tests. Limited in its practical application. May not be up-to-date anymore as new test editions have come out. Good resource to have though.