Handbook of psychological and educational assessment of children [[electronic resource] ] : personality, behavior, and context / / edited by Cecil R. Reynolds and Randy W. Kamphaus

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778252503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Guilford Press, c2003
• ISBN: 1-4625-3512-7; 1-281-22814-1; 9786611228149; 1-59385-928-7
• Edizione: [2nd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (556 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ReynoldsCecil R. <1952->; KamphausRandy W
• Disciplina: 155.4/028; 155.4/028/7; 155.4029
• Soggetti: Psychological tests for children; Achievement tests
• 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 (p. 523-525) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; Contents; 1 Personality Assessment Research Applying Criteria of Confidence; 2 Procedural Issues Associated with the Behavioral Assessment of Children; 3 The Projective Hypothesis and the Development of Projective Techniques; 4 Projective Storytelling Techniques; 5 Evaluation of Projective Drawings; 6 The Sentence Completion as a Tool for Assessing Emotional Disturbance; 7 Using the Rorschach with Children and Adolescents; 8 Use of the Holtzman Inkblot Technique with Children; 9 Using the Clinical Interview to Assess Children's Interpersonal Reasoning; 10 Structured Diagnostic Interviewing11 Direct Behavioral Observation for Classrooms; 12 Assessment of Childhood Depression; 13 The Assessment of Attention via Continuous Performance Tests; 14 Assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; 15 Multisource and Multidimensional Object Assessment of Adjustment; 16 The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Adolescent; 17 The ; Behavior Assessment System for Children; 18 The Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment; 19 Assessing Social Competence in Children and Adolescents; 20 Adaptive Behavior Scales; 21 Assessing the Family Context22 Issues in Child Custody Evaluation and Testimony; 23 Assessment of Childhood Anxiety; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The two volumes of the Handbook of Psychological and Educational Assessment of Children, Second Edition, cover all aspects of child and adolescent assessment. Leading clinical scientists summarize the state of the science of assessment paradigms, instruments, and methods. With an emphasis on practical clinical considerations, chapters also delve into issues related to test development, psychometrics, and bias. Conveniently designed for reference or text use, this vast knowledge base has been synthesized into two volumes which may be purchased separately or together. INTELLIGENCE, APTITUDE