Essentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence Tests (eBook)

Susan R. Homack, Cecil R. Reynolds (Autoren)

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2007 | 1. Auflage
208 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-0-470-11524-4 (ISBN)

Infos

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret various brief intelligence tests Essentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence Tests efficiently presents, in the popular Essentials format, concise information on the range of brief intelligence tests that are used most often in school and clinical practices and provides an overview and definition of brief intelligence testing as well as its uses and limitations. Sample evaluations using brief intelligence tests are also included. This compact and easy-to-use book includes coverage of: * The Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-Second Edition (KBIT-2) * Reynolds Intellectual Screening Test (RIST) * Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) * Wide Range Intelligence Test (WRIT) As part of the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this volume provides information mental health professionals need to practice knowledgably, efficiently, and ethically in today's behavioral healthcare environment. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as "e;Test Yourself"e; questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Essentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence Tests includes vital, yet succinct, information on the four most commonly used brief intelligence tests and equips clinicians including school psychologists, clinical psychologists, and learning specialists with the knowledge and skills to make optimal use of these important tests. Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series: Essentials of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) Assessment Essentials of WISC?-IV Assessment Essentials of WIAT?-II and KTEA-II Assessment Essentials of School Neuropsychological Assessment Essentials of WJ III Cognitive Abilities Assessment Essentials of WJ III Tests of Achievement Assessment Essentials of WPPSI-III Assessment Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment Essentials of KABC-II Assessment Essentials of NEPSY? Assessment Essentials of Assessment Report Writing Essentials of WMS?-III Assessment

Inhalt

Series Preface ix

One An Introduction and Overview of the Uses of Brief Intelligence Tests 1

Two Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test-Second Edition (KBIT-2) 19

Three Reynolds Intellectual Screening Test (RIST) 53

Four Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI) 77

Five Wide Range Intelligence Test (WRIT) 117

Six Sample Evaluations Using Brief Intelligence Tests 141

References 171

Annotated Bibliography 177

Index 183

About the Authors 187

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.7.2007
• Reihe/Serie: Essentials of Psychological Assessment
• Reihe/Serie: Essentials of Psychological Assessment
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Test in der Psychologie
• Schlagworte: Assessment • Psychologie • Psychologische Gutachten • Psychology
• ISBN-10: 0-470-11524-6 / 0470115246
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-11524-4 / 9780470115244