1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480325403321

Autore

Yazicioglu Isra <1978->

Titolo

Understanding the Qur'anic miracle stories in the modern age / / Isra Yazicioglu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-271-06257-6

0-271-06256-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (234 p.)

Collana

Signifying (on) Scriptures

Disciplina

297.122601

Soggetti

Islam - Doctrines - History

Miracles (Islam)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

In Defense of a literal reading of miracles: Ghazali's case for contingency and grace -- A cautious approach to miracle stories: Ibn Rushdss  case for rationalism and divine wisdom -- David Hume on empiricism, common sense, and miracles -- Charles S. Peirce on pragmatism, science, and miracles -- Said Nursi's contemporary reading of Qur'anic miracle  stories--Qur'anic hermeneutics in the modern age.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explores the implications of Quranic miracle stories for the modern era. Examines the medieval Muslim debate over miracles, and connects its insights with early and late modern turning points in modern Western thought as well as contemporary Quranic interpretation"--



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA990007448340403321

Autore

Maero, Giancarlo

Titolo

Le prove atipiche nel processo civile / Giancarlo Maero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Padova, : Cedam, c2001

ISBN

88-13-23309-4

Descrizione fisica

XVI, 220 p. ; 24 cm

Collana

Enciclopedia ; 60

Disciplina

347.064

Locazione

FGBC

Collocazione

Collezione 474 (60)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786091603321

Autore

McCloskey George

Titolo

Essentials of executive functions assessment [[electronic resource] /] / George McCloskey, Lisa A. Perkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2013

ISBN

1-283-91695-9

1-118-28517-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (418 p.)

Collana

Essentials of Psychological Assessment

Essentials of psychological assessment series

Altri autori (Persone)

PerkinsLisa A

Disciplina

153

155.413

Soggetti

Executive ability in children

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

Essentials of Executive Functions Assessment; Contents; Series Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One A Multidimensional Model of Executive Functions; IntroductIon; What are executIve FunctIons?; Defining Executive Functions as a Multidimensional Construct; Development of Executive Functions; Locus of Intentionality; Executive Functions in Learning and Producing; Summary; Chapter Two Executive Functions and Related Psychological Constructs; Introduction; Executive Functions and Intelligence; Executive Functions and Academic Achievement; Executive Functions and Motor Functioning

Executive Functions and Social/Emotional FunctioningExecutive Functions and Adaptive Functioning; Executive Functions and Clinical Diagnoses; Summary; Chapter Three A Framework for the Assessment of Executive Functions; Introduction; Current State of the Art in Executive Functions Assessment; Moving Beyond the Current State of the Art in Executive Functions Assessment; A General Framework for Executive Functions Assessment; Conducting Executive Functions Assessments; Summary

Chapter Four Assessment of Executive Functions Using Clinical Assessment Interviews, Records Review, and Behavior ObservationsIntroduction; Clinical Interview Methods; Conducting Interviews; Conducting Interviews With Adults Who Know the Child; Conducting Interviews With the Child; Cautions Related to the Use of Interview Assessment Methods; Background Information and Records Reviews; Behavior Observations Across Multiple Settings; Summary; Chapter Five Assessment of Executive Functions Using Tests of Cognition; Introduction; Principles Underlying Direct Assessment of Executive Functions

Direct Formal Assessment of Executive FunctionsInterpretation of Direct Formal Tests Using Cascading Production Analysis; Cascading Production Decrements; Cascading Production Increments; Paradoxical Cascading Production Increments and Executive Functions-APLS Dissociations; Cautions Related to Interpretation of Executive Functions Deficits Using Formal Cognitive Tests; Direct Informal Assessment of Executive Functions-The Process Approach; Structured Informal Methods for Employing the Process Approach

Cautions Related to Interpretation of Executive Functions Deficits Using Direct Informal MethodsSummary; Chapter Six Assessment of Executive Functions Using Tests of Academic Skills; Introduction; Involvement of Executive Functions With Basic Academic Skills; Executive Functions Involvement in Reading; Executive Functions Involvement in Written Expression; Executive Functions Involvement in the Use of Mathematics Skills; Direct Formal Assessment of Executive Functions Involved in Academic Functioning

Assessment of Executive Functions Involvement in Academic Skills Tests Using Cascading Production Analysis

Sommario/riassunto

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to understand and assess children and adolescents struggling with executive functions deficits  Essentials of Executive Functions Assessment is designed for professionals who want to learn how to administer, score, and interpret popular assessments of executive functions, including the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (BRIEF, BRIEF-SR), the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS), and the NEPSY-II, among others.  Like all the volumes in the Essentials