Psychological Testing: History, Principles, and ApplicationsIn addition to customary coverage of traditional topics and instruments, the author provides detailed presentations for several topics not always found in other textbooks. These topics include: history of psychological testing, early uses and abuses of intelligence, neuropsychological foundations of ability, factor analysis, assessment of learning disabilities, consumer assessment, environmental assessment, and courtroom testimony. |
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... tests did not materialize out of thin air . Most tests are grounded in a specific theory of intelligence and most test developers offer a ... INTELLIGENCE TESTING I : THEORIES AND PRESCHOOL ASSESSMENT Expert Definitions of Intelligence.
... tests did not materialize out of thin air . Most tests are grounded in a specific theory of intelligence and most test developers offer a ... INTELLIGENCE TESTING I : THEORIES AND PRESCHOOL ASSESSMENT Expert Definitions of Intelligence.
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... intelligence testing is simply beyond the scope of this or any other basic reference . New and revised tests appear practically every month , and thousands of new re ... TESTS OF INTELLIGENCE 195 Tests Orientation to Individual Intelligence.
... intelligence testing is simply beyond the scope of this or any other basic reference . New and revised tests appear practically every month , and thousands of new re ... TESTS OF INTELLIGENCE 195 Tests Orientation to Individual Intelligence.
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... intelligence tests . The particular virtue of joint norming is that the expected correspondence between intelligence and achievement scores is ... INTELLIGENCE 231 Comment on the CogAT In Brief: Additional School-Based Intelligence Tests.
... intelligence tests . The particular virtue of joint norming is that the expected correspondence between intelligence and achievement scores is ... INTELLIGENCE 231 Comment on the CogAT In Brief: Additional School-Based Intelligence Tests.
Contents
The History of Psychological Testing | 1 |
Tests and the Testing Process | 32 |
Summary | 46 |
Copyright | |
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