Essentials of Assessment with Brief Intelligence Tests (eBook)

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

eBook Download: PDF

2007 | 1. Auflage
208 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (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 "Test Yourself"
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