Handbook of Psychoeducational Assessment - Softcover

9780123995261: Handbook of Psychoeducational Assessment

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0123995264 ISBN 13: 9780123995261

Publisher: Academic Press, 2013

The Handbook of Psychoeducational Assessment is a practical guide for educational and psychological professionals using norm-referenced tests in the ability, achievement, and behavioral assessment of children. Written by key individuals involved in the construction and evolution of the most widely used tests, this book provides critical information on the nature and scope of commonly used tests, their reliability and validity, administration, scoring and interpretation, and on how the tests may differ and complement each other in their utility with specific populations. Part 1 of the Handbook of Psychoeducational Assessment focuses on ability assessment and the use of full battery intelligence tests as well as brief scales and short forms. Part 2 discusses achievement and the expanded role of psychologists in consultation with educators. Part 3 covers behavior assessment with special attention given to discussion of which tests are most suitable for assessing specific behavioral problems such as ADHD, anxiety, and depression. The final section recognizes the importance of context and person sensitive assessment practices, discussing cross-cultural assessment, neuropsychological assessment, and the usefulness of dynamic assessment for program planning and intervention delivery. Key Features: * Covers the most commonly used and newest assessment instruments * Describes the nature, scope, reliability, and validity of each test * Discusses the administration, scoring, and interpretation of tests * Provides empirical findings on patterns of performance with tested populations * Includes case studies to highlight the utility of specific tests for specific populations * Illustrates new developments in instrumentation and unique features

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Review

"The Handbook of Psychoeducational Assessment fills an important niche for those involved in the psychological or educational assessment of children... This volume will be enormously helpful for general readers through professionals. Highly recommended." --CHOICE (February 2002)

"This book has much to offer, and the inclusion of so many outstanding and knowledgeable authors guarantees that any student of practitioner reading it will learn a great deal." --CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOLOGY

About the Author

Gary D. Phye, Past President of the Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation Association, is the new editor of the Academic Press Educational Psychology Book Series. He has published numerous research articles and book chapters in the areas of classroom learning and transfer. He previously co-edited two of the bestselling volumes in the book series: School Psychology with Dan Reschly and Cognitive Classroom Learning with Tom Andre. In addition to being the co-author of an undergraduate educational psychology text, Dr. Phye has also co-authored (with K. Josef Klauer) a newly-published program designed to teach and assess the inductive reasoning and metacognitive strategies of young children. Dr. Phye is currently working with the Ames Community public schools in the training and assessment of inductive reasoning strategies of special needs children in primary and intermediate grades.

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