Assessment of Intellectual Functioning

by Aiken, Lewis R.

• ISBN13: 9780306451522
• ISBN10: 0306451522
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-01-01
• Publisher: Plenum Pub Corp

Summary

This fully updated, comprehensive text examines the assessment of intellectual abilities in children and adults. Chapters emphasize the rationale and techniques for measuring intellectual function in educational, clinical, and other organizational settings. The author includes detailed descriptions of the most widely used procedures for administering, scoring, and interpreting individual and group intelligence tests. This second edition features additional material on testing the handicapped, individual and group differences in mental abilities, theories and issues in the assessment of mental abilities, and new tests for measuring intelligence and related abilities.

Table of Contents

Foundations and Definitions	p. 1
Measurement Concepts and Methods	p. 29
Test Administration, Scoring, and Interpretation	p. 55
Individual Testing of School-Age Children I: SB-IV and WISC-III	p. 83
Individual Testing of School-Age Children II: KABC, DTLA, and DAS	p. 117
Individual Testing of Adolescents and Adults: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale	p. 141
Individual Testing of Preschool Children and Infants	p. 167
Individual Testing of the Handicapped	p. 191
Group Tests of Intelligence	p. 221
Testing in Other Countries and Cultures	p. 247
Individual and Group Differences in Mental Abilities	p. 275
Theories and Issues in the Assessment of Mental Abilities	p. 305
Looking Forward	p. 335
Glossary	p. 345
Appendix A: Standardized American Individual Intelligence Tests	p. 361
Appendix B: American Suppliers of Intelligence Tests and Related Materials	p. 365
References	p. 367
Author Index	p. 395
Subject Index	p. 403
Tests and Instruments Index	p. 407
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