Reviews
"Truly an exceptional contribution. This volume should be a required text for all students of intellectual assessment. It provides comprehensive coverage of all of the major theories and tests in the area of intellectual assessment, along with wonderfully detailed chapters on such issues as interpretation, validity, and the role of intellectual assessment in the context of standards-based educational reforms. Contributors have been selected from the best and most highly respected scholars in the area of intelligence and cognition, and their well-written chapters seamlessly integrate theory and practice. If I were to purchase only one professional book for my library this year, it would be this essential work."--George W. Hynd, EdD, School of Education, Purdue University "I have used the first edition ofContemporary Intellectual Assessmentfor years, and have looked forward with anticipation to this revision. The changes in the field of intellectual assessment since the advent of Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory have been rapid and profound, and an up-to-date guidebook is a must. This book will be invaluable for anyone teaching intellectual assessment at the graduate level, and will also be a useful overview for practitioners who completed their training before the recent revolutionary changes in intellectual assessment. For school practitioners, the chapter outlining a model of nondiscriminatory assessment for culturally and linguistically diverse students, and the one linking cognitive assessment to interventions, will be particularly valuable."--Catherine A. Fiorello, PhD, School Psychology Program, Temple University "With new and thoroughly revised chapters that address issues like LD identification and profile analysis, and populations like preschoolers, the gifted, and the culturally and linguistically diverse, the second edition ofContemporary Intellectual Assessmentis a significant improvement over the already outstanding first edition. The contributing authors are leading experts in the field. This research-based but practical text will be useful to practitioners and trainers alike, and is destined to become the gold standard text for courses in intellectual assessment."--Edward M. Levinson, EdD, Department of Educational and School Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania "In the past decade, knowledge about intelligence and its assessment has moved at a rapid pace. Older theories are being reexamined with modern methods in cognitive psychology, neural science, and statistics, and new theories are vying to take their place. This excellent second edition provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the theory and practice of intellectual assessment--past, present, and future. The chapters, written by many of the leading researchers in the field, cover a wide range of important topics, including the history of tests and their interpretation, the structure of human cognitive abilities, contemporary theory, new and emerging tests, current issues, and future directions. This book is 'must' reading for anyone interested in intelligence and its assessment. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners, and students new to the field."--John H. Kranzler, PhD, College of Education, University of Florida, "Truly an exceptional contribution. This volume should be a required text for all students of intellectual assessment. It provides comprehensive coverage of all of the major and emerging theories and tests in the area of intellectual assessment, along with wonderfully detailed chapters on such issues as interpretation, validity, and the role of intellectual assessment in the context of standards-based educational reforms. Contributors have been selected from the best and most highly respected scholars in the area of intelligence and cognition, and their well-written chapters seamlessly integrate theory and practice. If I were to purchase only one professional book for my library this year, it would be this essential work."--George W. Hynd, EdD, School of Education, Purdue University "I have used the first edition of Contemporary Intellectual Assessment for years, and have looked forward with anticipation to this revision. The changes in the field of intellectual assessment since the advent of Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory have been rapid and profound, and an up-to-date guidebook is a must. This book will be invaluable for anyone teaching intellectual assessment at the graduate level, and will also be a useful overview for practitioners who completed their training before the recent revolutionary changes in intellectual assessment. For school practitioners, the chapter outlining a model of nondiscriminatory assessment for culturally and linguistically diverse students, and the one linking cognitive assessment to interventions, will be particularly valuable."--Catherine A. Fiorello, PhD, School Psychology Program, Temple University "With new and thoroughly revised chapters that address issues like LD identification and profile analysis, and populations like preschoolers, the gifted, and the culturally and linguistically diverse, the second edition of Contemporary Intellectual Assessment is a significant improvement over the already outstanding first edition. The contributing authors are leading experts in the field. This research-based but practical text will be useful to practitioners and trainers alike, and is destined to become the gold standard text for courses in intellectual assessment."--Edward M. Levinson, EdD, Department of Educational and School Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania "In the past decade, knowledge about intelligence and its assessment has moved at a rapid pace. Older theories are being reexamined with modern methods in cognitive psychology, neural science, and statistics, and new theories are vying to take their place. This excellent second edition provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the theory and practice of intellectual assessment--past, present, and future. The chapters, written by many of the leading researchers in the field, cover a wide range of important topics, including the history of tests and their interpretation, the structure of human cognitive abilities, contemporary theory, new and emerging tests, current issues, and future directions. This book is 'must' reading for anyone interested in intelligence and its assessment. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners, and students new to the field."--John H. Kranzler, PhD, College of Education, University of Florida, "Truly an exceptional contribution. This volume should be a required text for all students of intellectual assessment. It provides comprehensive coverage of all of the major and emerging theories and tests in the area of intellectual assessment, along with wonderfully detailed chapters on such issues as interpretation, validity, and the role of intellectual assessment in the context of standards-based educational reforms. Contributors have been selected from the best and most highly respected scholars in the area of intelligence and cognition, and their well-written chapters seamlessly integrate theory and practice. If I were to purchase only one professional book for my library this year, it would be this essential work."--George W. Hynd, EdD, School of Education, Purdue University "I have used the first edition ofContemporary Intellectual Assessmentfor years, and have looked forward with anticipation to this revision. The changes in the field of intellectual assessment since the advent of Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory have been rapid and profound, and an up-to-date guidebook is a must. This book will be invaluable for anyone teaching intellectual assessment at the graduate level, and will also be a useful overview for practitioners who completed their training before the recent revolutionary changes in intellectual assessment. For school practitioners, the chapter outlining a model of nondiscriminatory assessment for culturally and linguistically diverse students, and the one linking cognitive assessment to interventions, will be particularly valuable."--Catherine A. Fiorello, PhD, School Psychology Program, Temple University "With new and thoroughly revised chapters that address issues like LD identification and profile analysis, and populations like preschoolers, the gifted, and the culturally and linguistically diverse, the second edition ofContemporary Intellectual Assessmentis a significant improvement over the already outstanding first edition. The contributing authors are leading experts in the field. This research-based but practical text will be useful to practitioners and trainers alike, and is destined to become the gold standard text for courses in intellectual assessment."--Edward M. Levinson, EdD, Department of Educational and School Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania "In the past decade, knowledge about intelligence and its assessment has moved at a rapid pace. Older theories are being reexamined with modern methods in cognitive psychology, neural science, and statistics, and new theories are vying to take their place. This excellent second edition provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the theory and practice of intellectual assessment--past, present, and future. The chapters, written by many of the leading researchers in the field, cover a wide range of important topics, including the history of tests and their interpretation, the structure of human cognitive abilities, contemporary theory, new and emerging tests, current issues, and future directions. This book is 'must' reading for anyone interested in intelligence and its assessment. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners, and students new to the field."--John H. Kranzler, PhD, College of Education, University of Florida, "I would recommend this book to the interested student and practitioner of psychology....Contemporary Intellectual Assessmentis, without exaggeration, an exciting and unique opportunity to find the caliber of thinking exemplified by Robert Sternberg, Jack Naglieri, Howard Gardner, and others....The Editors do an exemplary job of gathering various experts to write authoritatively about the state of the art of intellectual assessment. The individual chapters are necessary reading for any student or practitioner of clinical psychology....This text can serve as an excellent resource in the training of professional psychologists on contemporary theories and assessment approaches. In the library of the new or seasoned practitioner, this text provides an impressive introduction to contemporary intellectual assessment, its theories, and instruments."--Child and Family Behavior Therapy "An excellent reference that should be read by anyone involved in the assessment of human and cognitive abilities. This highly recommended book is one of the most comprehensive references on intellectual assessment without being laborious to read. While it is highly appropriate for psychology courses, clinicians at all levels also will find it a helpful review of the current literature....4 stars!"--Doody's Electronic Journal "The coverage in this volume admirably meets the growing need for comprehensive information about current intellectual assessment methods of these various groups of theorists and practitioners. It provides authoritative, comprehensive, lucid information that integrates experimental work and theoretical formulations of cognitive processing with clinical assessment methods....This handbook is a superb theoretical and clinical overview of the state-of-the-art status of current intelligence testing. The standards of theoretical and methodological rigor, comprehensive topical coverage, balanced and objective critical analysis, life span cognitive evaluation, and advocacy for special populations (including the gifted, learning disabled, and culturally linguistically diverse individuals) are beautifully balanced. One could not ask for more from a review and critical evaluation of this extensive, rich, and complex literature."--APA PsycCRITIQUES, "Truly an exceptional contribution. This volume should be a required text for all students of intellectual assessment. It provides comprehensive coverage of all of the major theories and tests in the area of intellectual assessment, along with wonderfully detailed chapters on such issues as interpretation, validity, and the role of intellectual assessment in the context of standards-based educational reforms. Contributors have been selected from the best and most highly respected scholars in the area of intelligence and cognition, and their well-written chapters seamlessly integrate theory and practice. If I were to purchase only one professional book for my library this year, it would be this essential work."--George W. Hynd, EdD, School of Education, Purdue University "I have used the first edition of Contemporary Intellectual Assessment for years, and have looked forward with anticipation to this revision. The changes in the field of intellectual assessment since the advent of Cattell-Horn-Carroll (CHC) theory have been rapid and profound, and an up-to-date guidebook is a must. This book will be invaluable for anyone teaching intellectual assessment at the graduate level, and will also be a useful overview for practitioners who completed their training before the recent revolutionary changes in intellectual assessment. For school practitioners, the chapter outlining a model of nondiscriminatory assessment for culturally and linguistically diverse students, and the one linking cognitive assessment to interventions, will be particularly valuable."--Catherine A. Fiorello, PhD, School Psychology Program, Temple University "With new and thoroughly revised chapters that address issues like LD identification and profile analysis, and populations like preschoolers, the gifted, and the culturally and linguistically diverse, the second edition of Contemporary Intellectual Assessment is a significant improvement over the already outstanding first edition. The contributing authors are leading experts in the field. This research-based but practical text will be useful to practitioners and trainers alike, and is destined to become the gold standard text for courses in intellectual assessment."--Edward M. Levinson, EdD, Department of Educational and School Psychology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania "In the past decade, knowledge about intelligence and its assessment has moved at a rapid pace. Older theories are being reexamined with modern methods in cognitive psychology, neural science, and statistics, and new theories are vying to take their place. This excellent second edition provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the theory and practice of intellectual assessment--past, present, and future. The chapters, written by many of the leading researchers in the field, cover a wide range of important topics, including the history of tests and their interpretation, the structure of human cognitive abilities, contemporary theory, new and emerging tests, current issues, and future directions. This book is 'must' reading for anyone interested in intelligence and its assessment. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners, and students new to the field."--John H. Kranzler, PhD, College of Education, University of Florida, 'Finally there is a book that brings together the history of intellectual assessment, the contemporary theories of intelligence, and state-of-the-art information about the prac tice of intellectual assessment. This book is essential reading for psychologists of all sorts who are interested in intelligence... This is one of the best edited volumes I have ever encountered, and I have placed it on the most-important-books shelf of my personal, professional library.' -G. Michael Pressley 'Here in one location is a comprehensive set of the most impressive papers I've read on new ways of thinking about and measuring intelligence... Must reading for anyone engaged in the assessment of human cognitive abilities.' - James E. Ysseldyke, PhD, "An excellent reference that should be read by anyone involved in the assessment of human and cognitive abilities. This highly recommended book is one of the most comprehensive references on intellectual assessment without being laborious to read. While it is highly appropriate for psychology courses, clinicians at all levels also will find it a helpful review of the current literature....4 stars!"--Doody's Electronic Journal
Table of Content
I. The Origins of Intellectual Assessment 1. The History of Intelligence Assessment, John D. Wasserman and David S. Tulsky 2. A History of Intelligence Test Interpretation, Randy W. Kamphaus, Anne Pierce Winsor, Ellen W. Rowe, and Sangwon Kim II. Contemporary and Emerging Theoretical Perspectives 3. Foundations for Better Understanding of Cognitive Abilities, John L. Horn and Nayena Blankson 4. The Three-Stratum Theory of Cognitive Abilities, John B. Carroll 5. Assessment Based on Multiple-Intelligences Theory, Jie-Qi Chen and Howard Gardner 6. The Triarchic Theory of Successful Intelligence, Robert J. Sternberg 7. Planning, Attention, Simultaneous, Successive (PASS) Theory: A Revision of the Concept of Intelligence, Jack A. Naglieri and J. P. Das 8. The Cattell/n-/Horn/n-/Carroll Theory of Cognitive Abilities: Past, Present, and Future, Kevin S. McGrew III. Contemporary and Emerging Interpretive Approaches 9. The Impact of the Cattell/n-/Horn/n-/Carroll Theory on Test Development and Interpretation of Cognitive and Academic Abilities, Vincent C. Alfonso, Dawn P. Flanagan, and Suzan Radwan 10. Information-Processing Approaches to Interpretation of Contemporary Intellectual Assessment Instruments, Randy G. Floyd 11. Advances in Cognitive Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Individuals, Samuel O. Ortiz and Salvador Hector Ochoa 12. Issues in Subtest Profile Analysis, Marley W. Watkins, Joseph J. Glutting, and Eric A. Youngstrom 13. Linking Cognitive Assessment Results to Academic Interventions for Students with Learning Disabilities, Nancy Mather and Barbara J. Wendling IV. New and Revised Intelligence Batteries 14. The Wechsler Scales, Jianjun Zhu and Larry Weiss 15. Interpreting the Stanford/n-/Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition, Gale H. Roid and Mark Pomplun 16. The Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children--Second Edition and the Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test, James C. Kaufman, Alan S. Kaufman, Jennie Kaufman-Singer, and Nadeen L. Kaufman 17. Woodcock/n-/Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Ability, Fredrick A. Schrank 18. The Differential Ability Scales, Colin D. Elliott 19. The Universal Nonverbal Intelligence Test, R. Steve McCallum and Bruce A. Bracken 20. The Cognitive Assessment System, Jack A. Naglieri 21. Introduction to the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales and the Reynolds Intellectual Screening Test, Cecil R. Reynolds and Randy W. Kamphaus V. Use of Intelligence Tests in Different Populations 22. Use of Intelligence Tests in the Assessment of Preschoolers, Laurie Ford and V. Susan Dahinten 23. Use of Intelligence Tests in the Identification of Giftedness, David E. McIntosh and Felicia A. Dixon 24. Psychoeducational Assessment and Learning Disability Diagnosis, Dawn P. Flanagan and Jennifer T. Mascolo 25. Use of Intelligence Tests with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations, Samuel O. Ortiz and Agnieszka M. Dynda 26. A Comparative Review of Nonverbal Measures of Intelligence, Jeffery P. Braden and Michelle S. Athanasiou VI. Emerging Issues and New Directions in Intellectual Assessment 27. Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis to Aid in Understanding the Constructs Measured by Intelligence Tests, Timothy Z. Keith 28. Using the Joint Test Standards to Evaluate the Validity Evidence for Intelligence Tests, Jeffery P. Braden and Bradley C. Niebling 29. Intelligence Tests in an Era of Standards-Based Educational Reform, Rachel Brown-Chidsey
