Essentials of Wisc-III and Wppsi-R Assessment (The Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series) - Softcover

Kaufman, Alan S.; Lichtenberger, Elizabeth O.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471345016 ISBN 13: 9780471345015

Verlag: Pearson Education Limited, 1999

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Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the WISC?III and WPPSI?

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children?Third Edition (WISC?III), for ages 6?16 years, and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence?Revised (WPPSI?R), for ages 3?7 years, are widely used and globally well?known child intelligence tests. In order to use them properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret these tests. Coauthored by Alan S. Kaufman, who worked closely with David Wechsler on the WISC?R, Essentials of WISC?III and WPPSI?R Assessment is that source.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health practitioners quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered

The initial chapters of Essentials of WISC?III and WPPSI?R Assessment provide step-by-step guidance on test administration, scoring, and interpretation. In the chapters following, the authors provide their expert assessment of the tests? relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on their clinical applications, and several illuminating case reports

Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series

Essentials of WAIS?III Assessment
Essentials of CAS Assessment
Essentials of Millon Inventories Assessment
Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment
Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development II Assessment
Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessmen

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ALAN S. KAUFMAN, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut ELIZABETH O. LICHTENBERGER, PhD, The Salk Institute, La Jolla, California.

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Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the WISC—III and WPPSI—R

The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children—Third Edition (WISC—III), for ages 6–16 years, and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence—Revised (WPPSI—R), for ages 3–7 years, are widely used and globally well—known child intelligence tests. In order to use them properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret these tests. Coauthored by Alan S. Kaufman, who worked closely with David Wechsler on the WISC—R, Essentials of WISC—III and WPPSI—R Assessment is that source.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health practitioners quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

The initial chapters of Essentials of WISC—III and WPPSI—R Assessment provide step-by-step guidance on test administration, scoring, and interpretation. In the chapters following, the authors provide their expert assessment of the tests’ relative strengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on their clinical applications, and several illuminating case reports.

Other titles in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series:

Essentials of WAIS—III Assessment
Essentials of CAS Assessment
Essentials of Millon Inventories Assessment
Essentials of Forensic Psychological Assessment
Essentials of Bayley Scales of Infant Development II Assessment
Essentials of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pearson Education Limited
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0471345016
• ISBN 13: 9780471345015
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 292
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