05626nam 22006854a 450 991082660050332120200520144314.01-280-92701-197866109270120-08-052173-8(CKB)1000000000363681(EBL)298294(OCoLC)437182447(SSID)ssj0000272703(PQKBManifestationID)12041999(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000272703(PQKBWorkID)10306180(PQKB)11670163(Au-PeEL)EBL298294(CaPaEBR)ebr10175459(CaONFJC)MIL92701(MiAaPQ)EBC298294(EXLCZ)99100000000036368120040624d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWISC-IV clinical use and interpretation scientist-practitioner perspectives /edited by Aurelio Prifitera, Donald H. Saklofske, Lawrence G. Weiss1st ed.Amsterdam ;Boston Elsevier Academic Pressc20051 online resource (505 p.)Practical Resources for the Mental Health ProfessionalDescription based upon print version of record.0-12-564931-2 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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; ReferencesChapter 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 MeansDerivation 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 AssessmentComparing 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 DisabilitiesBackground 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 TestingPsychometric Properties of Wechsler Scales in ADHD SamplesWISC-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 psychoeducationPractical Resources for the Mental Health ProfessionalWISC-4 clinical use and interpretationWISC-four clinical use and interpretationWechsler Intelligence Scale for ChildrenWechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.153.9/3Prifitera Aurelio1952-1614765Saklofske Donald H1614766Weiss Lawrence G287056MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826600503321WISC-IV clinical use and interpretation3944698UNINA