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001 2007005568
003 DLC
005 20070323113642.0
008 070208s2007 txu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007005568
020 $a9781416402589
020 $a1416402586
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aHD7255.5$b.H35 2007
082 00 $a361/.06$222
245 00 $aHandbook of measurement and evaluation in rehabilitation /$cedited by Brian F. Bolton and Randall M. Parker.
250 $a4th ed.
260 $aAustin, Tex. :$bPro-Ed, Inc.,$c2007.
263 $a0709
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aFundamentals of measurement -- Scores and norms / Brian F. Bolton, Randall M. Parker, and Jeffrey B. Brookings -- Measurement and testing -- Strategies and issues in score interpretation -- General guidelines for test usage -- Ethical principles of assessment -- Sources of additional information -- Conclusion -- Reliability / Robert M. Thorndike and Tracy Thorndike-Christ -- Generalizing from test scores -- Classical test theory -- Variation in test scores -- Factors affecting reliability interpretation -- Reliability of difference scores -- Reliability of computer adaptive tests -- Conclusion -- Validity / Nancy E. Betz and David J. Weiss -- Measurement in the context of science -- Types of evidence for validity -- Validity of measurement and practical validity -- Conclusion -- Reviews of instruments -- Intelligence testing / Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, James C. Kaufman, and Alan S. Kaufman -- Historical perspectives -- Current perspectives -- Conclusion -- Aptitude testing / Randall M. Parker -- Definitions of aptitude -- Brief history of aptitude testing -- Description and evaluation of selected aptitude tests -- Problems in aptitude assessment -- Conclusion -- Assessment of personality / Samuel E. Krug -- Why assess personality? -- Validity and utility of the self-report method -- The dimensionality and structure of normal-range personality -- Review of major resources -- The role of the computer in personality assessment -- Conclusion -- Assessment of psychopathology / Rodney L. Lowman and Linda M. Richardson -- Assessing psychopathology -- Issues in assessing psychopathology -- Specific measures of psychopathology -- Conclusion -- Vocational inventories / Nadya A. Fouad, Melissa K. Smothers, Neeta Kantamneni, and Amy Guillen -- Uses of vocational interest and attitude inventories -- Criteria for selecting vocational inventories -- Vocational instruments -- Instruments versus criteria -- Conclusion -- Applications in rehabilitation -- Assessment interviewing / Norman L. Berven -- Types of interviews used in assessment -- Psychometric characteristics of interviews as an assessment tool -- Interview strategies and techniques -- Computer-based assessment interviews -- Conclusion -- Assessment of independence / Nancy M. Crewe and Darlene A.G. Groomes -- ICIDH and ICF -- Purposes of assessing independence -- Measures of independence -- Conclusion -- Neuropsychological assessment / Ronald M. Ruff and James C. Schraa -- Questions that need to be answered -- Neurocognitive assessment -- Evaluation of effort, exaggeration, and malingering -- Benefits from the process of testing -- Recommendations -- Neuropsychological consultation in regard to learning disabilities -- Conclusion -- Assessing work behavior / Jeanne B. Patterson -- Functional, behavioral, and physical capacities assessments -- Transferable skill assessments/job matching -- Work samples -- Situational assessments, job tryouts, and on-the-job evaluations -- Conclusion -- The O*NET occupational information system / Mary Ann Hanson, Leonard N. Matheson, and Walter C. Borman -- Occupational information for the rehabilitation professional -- Purpose of the O*NET -- Development of the O*NET -- O*NET applications and implications for rehabilitation professionals -- Current status of the O*NET database -- Conclusion -- Measurement of consumer outcomes in rehabilitation / Richard T. Walls -- Input-intervention-output model -- Measuring outcomes -- Outcomes reported in research -- Conclusion -- Assessment of career development and maturity / Terry Blackwell, Steven J. Leirer, and Douglas C. Strohmer -- Career maturity and decision making -- Assessment issues -- Review of selected assessment instruments -- Conclusion -- Assessment of individuals with visual impairments / John T. Gallagher and William R. Wiener -- Use of tests with people who are visually impaired -- The challenge of developing tests for people who are blind or visually impaired -- Considerations in the assessment of individuals who are visually impaired -- Adapting tests for people who are visually impaired -- Tests for use with individuals who are visually impaired -- Conclusion -- Assessment of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing / Shawn P. Saladin and McCay Vernon -- Definitions of hearing loss -- General issues in assessment -- Assessments in rehabilitation settings -- Psychiatric assessment and brain injury screening -- Achievement testing -- Aptitude and interest testing -- Communication skills appraisal -- Case history data -- Assessments of persons who are deaf-blind -- Conclusion -- Assessment of adults with intellectual disabilities / Sandra E. Hansmann and Irla Lee Zimmerman -- The concept of intellectual disabilities -- Assessing intellectual disabilities -- Conclusion -- Assessment in psychiatric rehabilitation / Kim L. MacDonald-Wilson and Patricia B. Nemec -- The empirical foundation for a psychiatric rehabilitation assessment -- Components of psychiatric rehabilitation assessment -- Psychiatric rehabilitation assessment interview -- Psychiatric rehabilitation assessment instruments -- Conclusion -- Multicultural issues in assessment / Richard H. Dana -- Chapter revision essentials -- Cultural competence -- Assessment services in rehabilitation -- Bias -- Correction for bias -- Conclusion -- List of contributors -- About the editors -- Subject index.
650 0 $aRehabilitation counseling.
650 0 $aPsychometrics.
700 1 $aBolton, Brian,$d1939-
700 1 $aParker, Randall M.,$d1940-
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0710/2007005568.html