Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Foundations of psychological assessment -- ch. 1. The role of theory in psychological assessment / Danielle Greenberg, Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, and Alan S. Kaufman -- ch. 2. Testing : the measurement and Assessment Link / Scott L. Decker -- ch. 3. Measurement and statistical issues in child assessment research / Matthew R. Reynolds and Timothy Z. Keith -- ch. 4. Psychometric versus actuarial interpretation of intelligence and related aptitude batteries / Gary L. Canivez -- ch. 5. The scientific status of projective techniques as performance measures of personality / Hedwig Teglasi -- ch. 6. Large-scale group score assessments : past, present, and future / Bobby Naemi [and others] -- ch. 7. Testing, assessment, and cultural variation : challenges in evaluating knowledge claims / Craig L. Frisby -- ch. 8. Methods for translating and adapting tests to increase cross-language validity / Ronald K. Hambleton and Minji Kang Lee -- ch. 9. Diagnosis, classification, and screening systems / R.W. Kamphaus [and others] -- ch. 10. The ICF-CY : a universal taxonomy for psychological assessment / Rune J. Simeonsson and Andrea Lee -- ch. 11. Responsible use of psychological tests : ethical and professional practice concerns / Jonathan W. Gould, David A. Martindale, and James R. Flens -- Part II. Models of assessment -- ch. 12. Cognitive assessment : progress in psychometric theories of intelligence, the structure of cognitive ability tests, and interpretive approaches to cognitive test performance / Dawn P. Flanagan [and others] -- ch. 13. Principles of assessment of aptitude and achievement / W. Joel Schneider -- ch. 14. Principles of neuropsychological assessment in children and adolescents / Cynthia A. Riccio and Cecil R. Reynolds -- ch. 15. Models for the personality assessment of children and adolescents / Donald H. Saklofske [and others] -- ch. 16. Principles of behavioral assessment / Tanya L. Eckert and Benjamin J. Lovett -- ch. 17. Therapeutic assessment with adolescents and their parents : a comprehensive model / Deborah J. Tharinger, Lauren B. Gentry, and Stephen E. Finn -- Part III. The practice of psychological assessment -- ch. 18. History taking, clinical interviewing, and the mental status examination in child assessment / Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera and William R. Moore -- ch. 19. Psychological testing by models of cognitive ability / A. Lynne Beal, John O. Willis, and Ron Dumont -- ch. 20. Methods of neuropsychological assessment / Susan Homack -- ch. 21. Memory assessment / Wayne Adams -- ch. 22. Formal methods in assessing child and adolescent personality and affect / Patricia A. Lowe [and others] -- ch. 23. Methods of assessing academic achievement / Michelle A. Drefs, Tanya Beran, and Meghann Fior -- ch. 24. Methods of assessing learning and study strategies / Kathy C. Stroud -- ch. 25. Models and methods of assessing creativity / James C. Kaufman, Christina M. Russell, and Jonathan A. Plucker -- ch. 26. Methods of assessing behavior : observations and rating scales / Erin Dowdy, Jennifer Twyford, and Jill D. Sharkey -- ch. 27. Models and methods of assessing adaptive behavior / Jason Hangauer, Jonathan Worcester, and Kathleen Hague Armstrong -- Part IV. Special and emergent topics in child and adolescent assessment -- ch. 28. The authentic alternative for assessment in early childhood intervention / Marisa Macy and Stephen J. Bagnato -- ch. 29. Assessing mild intellectual disability : issues and best practices / Daniel J. Reschly -- ch. 30. Toward a synthesis of cognitive-psychological, medical/neurobiological, and educational models for the diagnosis and management of dyslexia / Nancy Mather, Bennett A. Shaywitz, and Sally E. Shaywitz -- ch. 31. Testing accommodations for children with disabilities / Brian C. McKevitt, Stephen N. Elliott, and Ryan J. Kettler -- ch. 32. Special issues in forensic assessment of children and adolescents / Kathryn Kuehnle [and others] -- ch. 33. Assessing non-cognitive constructs in education : a review of traditional and innovative approaches / Anastasiya A. Lipnevich, Carolyn MacCann, and Richard D. Roberts -- ch. 34. Assessment of subjective well-being in children and adolescents / E. Scott Huebner and Kimberly J. Hills -- ch. 35. Assessment of parenting behaviors and style, parenting relationships, and other parent variables in child assessment / Laura G. McKee [and others] -- ch. 36. Linking children and adolescent assessment to effective instruction : an evidence-based perspective from the experimental literature / H. Lee Swanson.

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