Contemporary Intellectual Assessment, First Edition: Theories, Tests, And Issues - Hardcover

Flanagan, Dawn P.; Genshaft, Judy L.; Harrison, Patti L. (eds)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1572301473 ISBN 13: 9781572301474

Publisher: Guilford Press, 1997

Synopsis

Now in a thoroughly revised and expanded second edition, this comprehensive work provides the most current 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. Highlights include new and fully revised chapters on assessment of special populations, including culturally and linguistically diverse individuals, preschoolers, and children with learning disabilities. Other new chapters describe cutting-edge interpretive approaches (e.g., nondiscriminatory and cross-battery methods) and current theories (e.g., CHC theory, Gardner's MI theory, Sternberg's triarchic theory of successful intelligence, Luria's theory of information processing); outline ways to link assessment to interventions; and address standards-based educational reform.

About this title

Review

'Finally there is a book that brings together the history of intellectual assessment, the contemporary theories of intelligence, and state-of-the-art information about the prac tice of intellectual assessment. This book is essential reading for psychologists of all sorts who are interested in intelligence... This is one of the best edited volumes I have ever encountered, and I have placed it on the most-important-books shelf of my personal, professional library.' - G. Michael Pressley

'Here in one location is a comprehensive set of the most impressive papers I've read on new ways of thinking about and measuring intelligence... Must reading for anyone engaged in the assessment of human cognitive abilities.' - James E. Ysseldyke, PhD

About the Author

Dawn P. Flanagan, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor of School Psychology at St. John's University in New York, conducts research on intelligence, psychoeducational and preschool assessment, and professional issues in school psychology. Widely published, she serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment and School Psychology Review and is past president of the New York State Psychological Association's School Division. Judy L. Genshaft, Ph.D., is the Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University at Albany, State University of New York. She has edited two books and written numerous journal articles and book chapters. A licensed psychologist who is on the editorial board of School Psychology Review, she has received several awards and honors for her contributions to the National Association of School Psychologists. Patti L. Harrison, Ph.D., a Professor in the Educational and School Psychology Program and Assistant Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Alabama, has conducted extensive research on intelligence, adaptive behavior, and preschool assessment. Widely published, she is Editor of School Psychology Review, an editorial board member for several journals, a past-chair of the NASP Children's Services Committee, and a past Vice President of Publications, Communications, and Convention Affairs for APA's Division of School Psychology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572301473
• ISBN 13: 9781572301474
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 590