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Scientist-Practitioner Perspectives
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Edited By
Aurelio Prifitera, Pearson Assessment, San Antonio, TX, USA
Donald Saklofske, University of Calgary, Canada
Included in series
Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional,
Description
The WISC-III is the most frequently used IQ assessment technique in the United States. This book discusses the clinical use of the WISC-III
with respect to specific clinical populations, and covers research findings on the validity and reliability of the test. It also includes
standardization data from the Psychological Corporation. Many of the contributors participated in the development of the WISC-III and
are in a unique position to discuss the clinical uses of this measure.
The book describes the WISC-III from scientist-practitioner perspectives.
It provides methods to aid in understanding and interpreting the WISC-III results for various groups of exceptional children. The book
also presents detailed descriptions of behavior and achievement as well as recommendations for test interpreting standards.WISC-III
Clinical Use and Interpretation has immediate and practical relevance to professionals who administer, interpret, or use the
results of the WISC-III. The solid writing by leading experts makes the contents of this book an essential reference for WISC-III users.
Audience
School psychologists, clinicians, and purchasers of WISC-III.
Contents
A. Prifitera, L.G. Weiss and D.H. Saklofske, The WISC-III in Context.R.W. Kamphaus, Intelligence Test Interpretation:
Acting in the Absence of Evidence.S.S. Sparrow and S.T. Gurland, Assessment of Gifted Children with the WISC-II.J. Spruill,
Assessment of Mental Retardation with the WISC-III.V.L. Schwean and D.H. Saklofske, WISC-III Assessment of Children with Attention
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.P.A. Teeter and R. Korducki, Assessment of Emotionally Disturbed Children with the WISC-III.
B.P. Rourke, Significance of Verbal-Performance Discrepancies for Subtypes of Children with Learning Disabilities: Opportunities
for the WISC-III.L. Phelps, Utility of the WISC-III for Children with Language Impairments.J.P. Braden and J.M. Hannah,
Assessment of Hearing-Impaired and Deaf Children with the WISC-III.G.W. Hynd, M.J. Cohen, C.A. Riccio and J.M. Arceneaux, Neuropsychological
Basis of Intelligence and the WISC-III.A.E. Puente and G.D. Salazar, Assessment of Minority and Culturally Diverse Children.
B.E. Gridley and G.H. Roid, the Use of the WISC-III with Achievement Tests.T. Oakland and J. Glutting, Assessment
of Test Behaviors with the WISC-III.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 336 pages, publication date: DEC-1997
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-564930-8
ISBN-10: 0-12-564930-4
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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