Handbook of Nonverbal Assessment / edited by R. Steve McCallum.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McCallum, R. Steve., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child psychology.

School psychology.

Child and School Psychology.

Local Subjects:

Child and School Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XII, 320 p. 15 illus., 8 illus. in color.)

Edition:

2nd ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

Summary:

The second edition of this comprehensive volume presents methods for nonverbal assessment of diverse individuals, such as persons with speech or hearing deficits, limited English skills, or emotional problems. Chapters provide a contemporary context for nonverbal evaluations, accompanied by descriptions of best practices in detecting bias in cognitive tests, multicultural assessment, cross-battery assessment of nonverbal cognitive ability, and psychological and physiological influences on assessment. The book discusses nonverbal assessment of cognition and intelligence as well as related domains, such as academic skills, neurocognitive functioning, personality, and behavior issues. Guidelines for using common nonverbal assessment tools and strategies feature the most up-to-date information on administration and scoring, psychometric properties, and strengths and limitations. Best practices for testing diverse children and adults and using reliable, valid, and fair assessment instruments are emphasized throughout the book. Featured instruments in the Handbook include: The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test, Second Edition (UNIT2). The newest version of the Leiter International Performance Scale (Leiter-3). The Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability (WNV). The Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence, Second Edition (CTONI-2). The Test of Nonverbal Intelligence. The General Ability Measure for Adults (GAMA). The Second Edition of the Handbook of Nonverbal Assessment is a must-have resource for researchers and graduate students in school and clinical child psychology, speech and language pathology, educational technology, social work, and related disciplines as well as clinicians, professionals, and in-service educators of diverse students.

Contents:

Part I: Context

Chapter 1. Context for Nonverbal Assessment of Intelligence and Related Abilities

Chapter 2. Best Practices in Detecting Bias in Cognitive Tests

Chapter 3. Best Practices in Multicultural Assessment of Cognition

Chapter 4. Best Practices in Assessing those who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing

Chapter 5. Best Practices in Cross-Battery Assessment of Nonverbal Cognitive Ability

Chapter 6. Psychological and Physiological Influences on Multicultural and Nonverbal Assessment

Part II: Selected Nonverbal Cognitive Tests

Chapter 7. The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test: Second Edition

Chapter 8. Leiter-3: Nonverbal Cognitive and Neuropsychological Assessment

Chapter 9. Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability

Chapter 10. Comprehensive Test of Nonverbal Intelligence: Second Edition

Chapter 11. Test of Nonverbal Intelligence: A Language-Free Measure of Cognitive Ability

Chapter 12. General Ability Measure for Adults

Chapter 13. Two Nonverbal Screeners: The Universal Multidimensional Abilities Scale (UMAS) and the Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test-Group Abilities Test (UNIT-GAT)

Part III: Nonverbal Assessment of Related Abilities

Chapter 14. Nonverbal Assessment of Personality and Psychopathology

Chapter 15. The Nonverbal Assessment of Academic Skills

Chapter 16. Functional Behavioral Assessment of Nonverbal Behavior

Chapter 17. Nonverbal Neuropsychological Assessment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

9783319506043