TheAchievementTestDeskReference
- 作者
- 出版社 Wiley&Sons
- 出版时间 2006年6月
- ISBN 9780471784012
- 定价 633.60
内容简介
Anup-to-dateresourcewiththelatestachievementtests,theories,andevidence-basedfindingsTheSecondEditionofthiscriticallyacclaimedreferencefeaturesthemostup-to-dateversionsofassessmentinstrumentstomeasureindividualachievementandlearningdisabilities.Theauthors'pragmaticapproachofferspractitionersaninnovative,systematicassessmentframeworkthatappliesCattell-Horn-Carroll(CHC)cognitivetheoryandblendscognitivetestingandResponse-to-Intervention(RTI)methodsintooneseamlessprocessfordiagnosinglearningdisabilities.Repletewithcasestudies,checklists,andworksheets,thisreferenceassistspractitionersinchoosingappropriatetests,organizingcomprehensiveassessments,andinterpretingresultsusingacross-batteryapproach.*PartOnefocusesontheevaluationandidentificationoflearningdisabilities,particularlyfromtheperspectiveofIDEA2004.Currentcognitivetheory,research,assessmentmethods,andinterpretivetechniquesareallsetforthandreviewed.*PartTwoisthe"DeskReference"section.Itfeaturesdescriptionsandreviewsofthepsychometric,theoretical,andqualitativefeaturesofmorethan50achievementtestspublishedbetween1995and2006.Separatechaptersaredevotedtocomprehensivetestsofacademicachievementandbriefscreeningtestsofacademicachievement,aswellasseparatechaptersfortestsofreading,math,writtenlanguage,orallanguage,andphonologicalprocessing.*PartThreeprovidesacomprehensive,step-by-stepexplanationofevaluatingsuspectedlearningdisabilitiesaccordingtoIDEA2004guidelines,usingtheprinciplesandproceduresdescribedintheprevioustwoparts.Thisreferenceconcludeswithfifteenappendicesprovidingpractitionerswithahostofusefulinformationandtools,includingreproducibleworksheets,conversiontables,andlearningdisabilityresources.GroundedinCHCtheoryandacross-batteryapproachtoassessment,thisisanessentialresourceforschoolpsychologistsandotherpractitionerswhoneedtoassesslearningdisabilities.
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