WISC-IV clinical use and interpretation : scientist-practitioner perspectives / / edited by Aurelio Prifitera, Donald H. Saklofske, Lawrence G. Weiss

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910826600503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2005
• ISBN: 1-280-92701-1; 9786610927012; 0-08-052173-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (505 p.)
• Collana: Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional
• Altri autori (Persone): PrifiteraAurelio <1952->; SaklofskeDonald H; WeissLawrence G
• Disciplina: 153.9/3; 155.41393
• Soggetti: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for 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 indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; WISC-IV Clinical Use and Interpretation; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I: WISC-IV: Foundations of Clinical Interpretation; Chapter 1. The WISC-IV in the Clinical Assessment Context; Introduction and Overview of This Chapter; Description, Rationale, and Goals for the Revision; Back to Gordon Allport and Henry Murray: Views on WISC-III/WISC-IV as a Diagnostic Instrument; Use of IQ Test Information as Part of Assessment; Use of the WISC-III in Other Countries and with Minority Populations; A Concluding Comment; References; Chapter 2. Clinical Interpretation of the WISC-IV FSIQ and GAI Intelligence and Issues of Psychological Measurement and Assessment; Intelligence and the WISC-IV; WISC-IV Full Scale IQ; An Alternate Approach to Summarizing General Intellectual Ability: The General Ability Index (GAI); Ability-Achievement Discrepancies: The GAI and WIAT-II; General Interpretative Strategies; Clinical Considerations; Some Additional Thoughts: Beyond the FSIQ; References; A: Tables to Compare WISC-IV Index Scores Against Overall Means; Derivation of Tables for Statistical Significance and Abnormality of Differences 67 Chapter 3. Interpreting the WISC-IV Index Scores; Interpreting the WISC-IV Verbal Comprehension Index; Interpreting the WISC-IV Perceptual Reasoning Index; Interpreting the WISC-IV Working Memory Index; Interpreting the WISC-IV Processing Speed Index; The Dynamic Interplay of Working Memory and Processing Speed; Communicating the Interpretation; References; Case Study; Chapter 4. The WISC-IV Integrated; Historical Perspective on the Process Approach; The Process Approach to Cognitive Assessment; Comparing the Process Approach to Other Frameworks for Test Interpretation The Process Approach Applied to the WISC-IV Integrated; Summary; Case Study; References; Chapter 5. Integrated Multilevel Model for Branching Assessment, Instructional Assessment, and Profile Assessment; Background; Multilevel, Integrated Assessment; Overview of Chapter; Branching Assessment; Instructional Assessment; Profile Assessment; Conclusions; References; Part II: The WISC-IV and the Assessment of Exceptional Children; Chapter 6. Research-Supported Differential Diagnosis of Specific Learning Disabilities; Background Overview of the Chapter; Dyslexia; Language Learning Disability; Dysgraphia; Specific Arithmetic and Math Disabilities; Use of WISC-IV in Clinical Diagnosis and Future Research on Dyslexia and Other Learning Disabilities; Intelligent Testing with Intelligence Tests; References; Chapter 7. Assessment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with the WISC-IV; Diagnostic Classification of ADHD; Subgroup Issues; Conceptual Account of ADHD; Methodological Considerations: Cautionary Note; Classification and Conceptual Issues: The Role of Assessment and Intelligence Testing; Psychometric Properties of Wechsler Scales in ADHD Samples
• Sommario/riassunto: WISC-IV Clinical Use and Interpretation provides comprehensive information on using and interpreting the WISC-IV for clinical assessment and diagnosis. With chapters authored by recognized experts in intelligence research, test development, and assessment, this will be a valuable resource to anyone using the WISC-IV in practice. This information is available nowhere else and is a unique opportunity to understand the WISC-IV from the perspective of those who know it best. Most relevant to practitioners is the applied focus and interpretation of the WISC-IV in psychological and psychoeducation