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Title International histories of psychological assessment / edited by Sumaya Laher, University of the Witwatersrand
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022
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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 381 pages)
Series Educational and psychological testing in a global context
Educational and psychological testing in a global context.
Contents Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Contributors -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Chapter 1 Histories of Psychological Assessment: An Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Overview of the Book -- 1.3 Africa -- 1.4 The Arab Regions -- 1.5 Europe -- 1.6 Asia -- 1.7 Oceania -- 1.8 The Americas -- 1.9 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Psychological Assessment in Southern Africa -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Psychological Assessment in South Africa -- 2.3 Psychological Assessment in Botswana
2.3.1 Projective Tests Study -- 2.3.2 Regional Comparative or Benchmark Studies -- 2.3.3 Policy Formulation and Support Studies -- 2.4 Psychological Assessment in Zimbabwe -- 2.5 Psychological Assessment in Zambia -- 2.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Psychological Testing and Inclusive Schooling: Issues and Prospects in Central Africa -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Types of Psychological Tests and Inclusive Schooling in Central Africa -- 3.3 Issues/Problems Associated with the Current State of Psychological Testing in Central Africa
3.4 Prospects of Psychological Testing and School Reforms in Central Africa -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Psychological Assessment in West Africa -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Psychological Assessment in Ghana -- 4.3 Psychological Assessment in Nigeria -- 4.4 Psychological Assessment in Liberia and Sierra Leone -- 4.5 Current Challenges -- 4.6 Future Prospects -- 4.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Psychological Assessment in the Levant -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Historical Development -- 5.2 Psychological Assessment Research in Levant -- 5.2.1 Jordan -- 5.2.2 Lebanon
5.2.3 Palestine -- 5.2.4 Syria -- 5.3 The Current Impact of Sociocultural Factors on Assessment -- 5.3.1 Arabic Language -- 5.3.2 Bilingualism -- 5.3.3 Intellectual Dependency -- 5.3.4 Economic and Sociopolitical Context -- 5.3.5 Education, Training, and Professional Regulation -- 5.3.6 Collaboration -- 5.4 Conclusion and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 6 The History of Assessment in the Nordic Countries -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Scandinavian Psychology Prior to the World Wars -- 6.3 Psychology and Assessment in Scandinavia during the World Wars (1923-1945)
6.4 Scandinavian Psychology Post the World Wars -- 6.5 Scandinavian Psychological Assessment: 1960s-1970s -- 6.6 Psychological Assessment: 2000-Present -- 6.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Key Episodes in The History of Testing in Central Western Europe -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Wilhelm Wundt, Experimental Psychological Laboratories, and Early Testing -- 7.3 Alfred Binet and the Measurement of Intelligence -- 7.4 William Stern and the Foundation of Differential Psychology -- 7.5 Hugo Münsterberg and the First Selection Tests
Summary "This book brings together chapters focusing on the history of psychological assessment in particular countries across regions from all the continents. Chapters are not just narrative accounts of the development of psychological assessment in a particular country or region. Authors were asked to situate the chapters somewhere between narrative and historiography. Hence the chapters assume a more critical stance in reporting the history of psychological assessment that recognises that history is never fact and always represents the subjective position of the author. Authors have drawn from existing sources and research but have simultaneously explored the social positionings of such research. We hope that this allows for a richer and perhaps even more interesting account of the international history of psychological assessment"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 10, 2022)
Subject Psychodiagnostics.
Psychometrics -- Cross-cultural studies
PSYCHOLOGY / Personality.
Psychodiagnostics.
Psychometrics.
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies.
Form Electronic book
Author Laher, Sumaya, editor.
LC no. 2021029080
ISBN 9781108755078
1108755070