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1 online resource |
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The Guilford practical intervention in the schools series |
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Guilford practical intervention in the schools series.
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| Contents |
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? |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
"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. The large-size format and lay-flat binding facilitate photocopying; purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series. See also the comprehensive reference Contemporary Intellectual Assessment: Theories, Tests, and Issues, edited by Dawn P. Flanagan and Patti L. Harrison"-- Provided by publisher |
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"Subject Areas/Keywords: adolescents, assessments, children, cognitive assessment, elementary, giftedness, intellectual assessment, intellectual disabilities, intelligence testing, IQ, learning disabilities, psychological assessment reports, psychometrics, response to intervention, RTI, school psychology, secondary, SLD, specific learning disability, tests"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Children -- Intelligence testing.
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Teenagers -- Intelligence testing
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Learning disabled children -- Identification.
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Learning disabled teenagers -- Identification
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy -- Child & Adolescent.
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EDUCATION -- Educational Psychology.
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MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- Child & Adolescent.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
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EDUCATION -- Testing & Measurement.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Assessment, Testing & Measurement.
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Children -- Intelligence testing
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Learning disabled children -- Identification
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Teenagers -- Intelligence testing
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| Genre/Form |
Field guides
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Floyd, Randy G., 1971-
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| ISBN |
9781462511303 |
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1462511309 |
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1299733727 |
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9781299733725 |
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