Essentials of WISC-V Assessment

Dawn P. Flanagan , Vincent C. Alfonso 지음

Wiley 2017년 02월 14일 출간

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The comprehensive reference for informative WISC-V assessment Essentials of WISC-V Assessmentprovides step-by-step guidance for administering, scoring, and interpreting the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V). Packed with practical tips for more accurate assessment, this informative guide includes numerous case studies that illustrate a range of real-world issues. Special attention is devoted to the assessment of individuals who have significant learning difficulties, such as learning disabilities, and who speak English as a second language. The WISC-V is a valuable assessment tool, but it must be administered and scored appropriately to gain meaning from score interpretation. This book gives you an in-depth understanding of the WISC-V assessment and interpretive process to assist practitioners in: Conducting efficient and informative WISC-V assessments Utilizing WISC-V in cross-battery and neuropsychological assessment Applying WISC-V in the identification of specific learning disabilities Utilizing WISC-V in nondiscriminatory assessment of English language learners Writing theory-based WISC-V reports Linking WISC-V findings to interventions based on individual performance As the world's most widely-used intelligence test for children, the WISC-V is useful in diagnosing intellectual disabilities and specific learning disabilities, as well as in identifying giftedness. In this volume, sample reports demonstrate how WISC-V assessment results may be linked to interventions, accommodations, modifications, and compensatory strategies that facilitate positive outcomes for children. Essentials of WISC-V Assessment is the all-in-one practical resource for both students and practitioners. The book can be used on its own or with companion software (purchased separately) that provides a user-friendly tool for producing psychometrically and theoretically defensible interpr

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Acknowledgements Series Preface Foreword Susie Engi Raiford, PhD; Pearson Clinical Assessment; San Antonio, TexasChapter 1: Overview of the WISC-V W. Joel Schneider, Ph.D.; Dawn P. Flanagan, Ph.D.; and Vincent C. Alfonso, Ph.D. From Prediction to Prevention From Explanation to Enduring Empathy General Trends in Intelligence Test Interpretation Why the History of the Wechsler Scales Matters Description of the WISC-V Test Yourself References Chapter Two: How to Administer the WISC-V Appropriate Testing Conditions Rapport with Examinee Testing Individuals with Special Needs Administration Considerations Rules for Starting and Discontinuing Subtests Recording Responses Timing Querying Subtest-By-Subtest Rules of Administration of the WISC-V Primary Subtests Subtest-by-Subtest Rules of Administration of the WISC-V Secondary & Complementary Subtests Frequently Asked Questions: Subtest Administration Test Yourself References Chapter 3: How to Score the WISC-V Types of Scores Step-by-Step: How the WISC-V is Scored Test Yourself References Chapter 4: How to Interpret The WISC-V Getting Started WISC-V Interpretation Step-by-Step Conclusion Test Yourself References Chapter 5: Strengths and Weaknesses of the WISC-V Test Yourself References Chapter 6: A Neuropsychological Approach to Interpretation of the WISC-V George McCloskey, Ph.D.; Jamie Slonim; Robert Whitaker, Psy.S. NCSP, ABSNP; Samantha Kaufman; Naoko Nagoshi, Ph.D. Introduction Levels of Interpretation Neuropsychological Interpretation of WISC-V Performance WISC-V Complementary Subtests Summary Test Yourself Refe

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저자(글) Dawn P. Flanagan

DAWN P. FLANAGAN, PHD, is Professor of Psychology at St. John???s University and Clinical Professor of Psychology at Yale Child Study Center, Yale University School of Medicine. VINCENT C. ALFONSO, PHD, is the Dean of the School of Education at Gonzaga University. He is the past president of Division 16 (School Psychology) of the American Psychological Association. Dawn and Vincent are co-editors of Essentials of Specific Learning Disability Identification 2nd edition.

저자(글) Vincent C. Alfonso