Description
Book SynopsisThis book is a practical guide to the intellectual assessment of children and adolescents in the schools. Although primarily intended for graduate students in school psychology training programs and practicing school psychologists, it should also be useful for those involved with making decisions in schools that are based, in part, on the results of intelligence tests, including counselors, teachers, administrators, and other school personnel. In writing it, we placed particular emphasis on evidence-based practices pertaining to the use and interpretation of intelligence tests. The assessment of intelligence has long been mandated by law for eligibility determination for special education and related services. At the current time, however, there is widespread disagreement about the use and interpretation of intelligence tests. Nevertheless, none of the currently available books on intellectual assessment critically reviews the scientific evidence regarding the critical role played by intelligence tests in the schools for the determination of eligibility for special education and related services. One of the main intentions of this book was to fill that gap and to recommend best practices with scientific support.
Table of Contents1. What Is Intelligence?
2. How and Why Do People Differ in Intelligence?
3. Ethics in Assessment
4. The Assessment Process with Children and Adolescents, with Ryan L. Farmer
5. Selecting the Best Intelligence Tests
6. Interpreting Intelligence Test Scores
7. A Review of Intelligence Tests, with Ryan L. Farmer
8. Sharing the Results of Individual Assessments
9. Response to Intervention and Intellectual Assessment
10. Assessment of Intellectual Disability
11. Assessment of Intellectual Giftedness
12. Assessment of Learning Disabilities
13. Assessment of Children and Adolescents from Diverse Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds
