Handbook of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Children, 2/e: Intelligence, Aptitude, and Achievement [Hardcover]

Cecil R. Reynolds (Editor), Randy W. Kamphaus (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 6, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1572308834 | ISBN-13: 978-1572308831 | Edition: Second Edition

The two volumes of the Handbook of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Children, Second Edition, cover all aspects of child and adolescent assessment. Leading clinical scientists summarize the state of the science of assessment paradigms, instruments, and methods. With an emphasis on practical clinical considerations, chapters also delve into issues related to test development, psychometrics, and bias. Conveniently designed for reference or text use, this vast knowledge base has been synthesized into two volumes which may be purchased separately or together. INTELLIGENCE, APTITUDE, AND ACHIEVEMENT surveys assessment of intelligence, learning styles, and academic achievement; covers historical issues and psychometric methods; and addresses diversity issues, ethical concerns, and special topics in mental testing. PERSONALITY, BEHAVIOR, AND CONTEXT reviews the use of projective methods, interviewing and observation, and objective methods of assessing personality and behavior; discusses the assessment of specific syndromes and symptoms; and presents tools for assessing adaptive skills and the family context.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This two-volume handbook is absolutely the most current, comprehensive, and authoritative volume available today on psychological and educational assessment of children. The Handbook is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the highly acclaimed first edition, published more than a decade ago. Kamphaus and Reynolds are, of course, two of the best-known scholars in the area of child assessment and have attracted a list of contributors that reads like a 'who's who' in the field. The contributors have all managed to write informative yet engaging chapters where theory is nicely integrated into critical discussions of research. Perhaps most important, the information presented in this volume easily translates into a 'take-home' message in that the chapters present clear implications for daily practice. The Handbook should be on the reading list of anyone, whether in the field of psychology or education, who works with children. If I were to add one set of works to my professional library this year, this would be the one."--George W. Hynd, EdD, College of Education, University of Georgia

"This handbook is a truly remarkable scholarly contribution to the fields of psychology and education. Reynolds and Kamphaus are leaders in the field who between them have a developed a number of the most frequently used psychological and educational tests, and the noted chapter authors all have impressive publication records as well. While the first edition was a stellar contribution, the volumes in the second edition have been improved with extensive updating and revising. A decade of exciting new research findings are carefully reviewed, and the latest professional developments incorporated. Encyclopedic in scope, these well-edited volumes cover virtually every type of psychological test that can be individually administered to a child. Additional material on the history of testing, research design, and ethical and diversity issues, among many other important topics, is also included. All handbooks strive to be comprehensive, but this one truly succeeds! All professionals involved in child assessment should have these volumes at their fingertips."--Arthur MacNeill Horton, Jr., EdD, ABPP, ABPN, private practice, Columbia and Towson, Maryland; Past President, American Board of Professional Neuropsychology

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I. General Issues 1. A History of the Development of Psychological and Educational Testing Suen and French 2. A Practical Model for Test Development Robertson 3. Legal and Ethical Issues in the Assessment of Children Sandoval and Irvin 4. Measurement and Design Issues in Child Assessment Research Keith and Reynolds II. Assessment of Intelligence and Learning Styles/Strategies 5. Clinical Interpretation of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children--Third Edition (WISC-III) Factor Scores Weiss, Saklofske, and Prifitera 6. Assessing the Intelligence of Adolescents with the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale--Third Edition (WAIS-III) Ryan and Smith 7. Assessing the Intelligence of Adolescents with the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test (KAIT) Kaufman, Lichtenberger, and Kaufman 8. Preschool Intellectual Assessment Saye 9. Clinical Assessment Practice with the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) Kamphaus 10. Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition (SB4): Evaluating the Empirical Bases for Interpretations Youngstrom, Glutting, and Watkins 11. Assessing Diverse Populations with Nonverbal Tests of General Intelligence Bracken and Naglieri 12. 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 13. Neuropsychological Perspectives on the Assessment of Children Riccio and Wolfe 14. Biological Approaches to the Assessment of Human Intelligence Gignac and Vernon 15. Multifactored and Cross-Battery Ability Assessments: Are They Worth the Effort? Glutting, Watkins, and Youngstrom III. Assessment of Academic Skills 16. Advances in Criterion-Referenced Testing Methods and Practices Hambleton and Zenisky 17. Diagnostic Achievement Testing in Reading Chall and Curtis 18. Assessing the Writing Abilities and Instructional Needs of Students Bryant and Bryant 19. Clinical Assessment of Children's Academic Achievement Hendry IV. Special Topics in Mental Testing 20. Conceptual and Technical Problems in Learning Disability Diagnosis Reynolds 21. Visual-Motor Assessment of Children Cummings, Hoida, Machek, and Nelson 22. Bias in Assessment of Aptitude Reynolds and Kaiser 23. Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children Ochoa 24. Assessment of Creativity in Children and Adolescents Torrance and Haensly 25. Cognitive Abilities and Assessment of Children with Language Impairment Kroese 26. Computerized Assessment McCullough and Miller 27. Assessing the Psychological and Educational Needs of Children with Moderate and Severe Mental Retardation Burns 28. Assessment of Children for Intervention Planning Following Traumatic Brain Injury Rothlisberg, D'Amato, and Palencia

Product Details

• Hardcover: 718 pages
• Publisher: The Guilford Press; Second Edition edition (August 6, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572308834
• ISBN-13: 978-1572308831
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7 x 1.8 inches
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