Kaufman / Lichtenberger / Fletcher-Janzen Essentials of KABC-II Assessment

1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-0-471-71099-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Essentials of Psychological Assessment

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidentlyadminister, score, and interpret the KABC-II
Now designed for children aged three to eighteen, the KABC-II isamong the top tier of children's tests of cognitive ability. Alanand Nadeen Kaufman, authors of the KABC-II, joined forces withElizabeth Lichtenberger and Elaine Fletcher-Janzen to produceEssentials of KABC-II Assessment.
The best source of information on the new edition of the K-ABC,Essentials of KABC-II Assessment provides students andpractitioners with an unparalleled resource for learning andapplication, including expert assessment of the test's relativestrengths and weaknesses, valuable advice on its clinicalapplications, and illuminating case reports.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessmentseries, this book is designed to help busy mental healthprofessionals quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need tomake optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument.Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlightingkey concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material,as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce yourgrasp of the information covered.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kaufman, Alan S.

Lichtenberger, Elizabeth O.

Fletcher-Janzen, Elaine

Kaufman, Nadeen L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Preface.
One: Overview.
Two: How to Administer and Score the KABC-II.
Three: How to Interpret the KABC-II: Step by Step.
Four: How to Interpret the KABC-II: Qualitative Indicators.
Five: Strengths and Weaknesses of the KABC-II.
Six: Clinical Applications of the KABC-II.
Seven: Illustrative Case Reports.
Appendix A: KABC-II Interpretive Worksheet.
Appendix B: Standard Scores Corresponding to Sums of SubtestScaled Scores for Planned Comparison Clusters: Delayed Recall,Verbal Ability, Meaningful Stimuli, and Abstract Stimuli.
Appendix C: Standard Scores Corresponding to Sums of SubtestScaled Scores for Planned Comparison Clusters: Problem-Solving andMemory and Learning.
Appendix D: Standard Scores Corresponding to Sums of SubtestScaled Scores for Planned Comparison Clusters: Verbal Response,Pointing Response, Little Motor, and Gross Motor.
Appendix E: SES Norms: Converting the KABC-II Global Score ofChildren Ages 3-6 Years to a Percentile Rank Based on TheirSocioeconomic Status.
Appendix F: SES Norms: Converting the KABC-II Global Score ofChildren Ages 7-18 Years to a Percentile Rank Based on TheirSocioeconomic Status.
References.
Annotated Bibliography.
Index.
About the Authors.

Über Autor(innen)

ALAN S. KAUFMAN, PhD, and NADEEN L. KAUFMAN, EdD, are on thefaculty at Yale University School of Medicine. They are serieseditors of the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series andauthors of numerous books on psychological assessment as well aspsychological assessment instruments. Their tests include the newKABC-II as well as the second editions of the Kaufman Test ofEducational Achievement (KTEA-II) and the Kaufman BriefIntelligence Test (KBIT-2).
ELIZABETH O. LICHTENBERGER, PhD, is a psychologist at the SalkInstitute in La Jolla, California, and the author of severalEssentials books.
ELAINE FLETCHER-JANZEN, EdD, NCSP, is a school psychologist whoteaches at the University of Northern Colorado, consults for areaschool districts, and works as a trainer for AGS, the publisher ofthe KABC-II.