Contemporary Intellectual Assessment: Theories, Tests, and Issues

by Dawn P. Flanagan (Editor), Erin M. McDonough (Editor), Alan S. Kaufman (Foreword)

This leading practitioner reference and text--now in a revised and expanded fourth edition--provides the knowledge needed to use state-of-the-art cognitive tests with individuals of all ages, from preschoolers to adults. The volume examines major theories and tests of intelligence (in chapters written by the theorists and test developers themselves) and presents research-based approaches to test interpretation. Contributors address critical issues in evaluating culturally and linguistically diverse students, gifted students, and those with intellectual disability, sensory–motor impairments, traumatic brain injuries, and learning difficulties and disabilities. The fourth edition highlights the use of cognitive test results in planning school-based interventions.

New to This Edition
*Complete coverage of new or updated tests: WPPSI-IV, WISC-V, WISC-V Integrated, WJ IV, ECAD, CAS2, RIAS-2, KABC-II Normative Update, and UNIT2.
*Chapters on cutting-edge approaches to identifying specific learning disabilities and reading disorders.
*Chapters on brain imaging, neuropsychological intervention in schools, adult intellectual development, and DSM-5 criteria for learning disorders.
*Updated chapters on theories of intelligence, their research base, and their clinical utility in guiding cognitive and neuropsychological assessment practice. 

Genres: Psychology, School

1130 pages, Hardcover

Published September 17, 2018

Reviews

[Taylor Caruso - Bucher · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provided a lot of helpful and insightful information on the classic and contemporary intellectual assessments. Well-written and read on Vital source. I had to read this for a major paper on intelligence and it was formatted in a way that I could read it in one day. There was a lot of information but also well-written and edited that I could read and re-read without getting bored or confused.

[Charla Perdue Sparks · Rating 1 out of 5]

Book is a hard read!