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Handbook of Measurement and Evaluation in Rehabilitation

ISBN: 9780834218192 | 0834218194
Edition: 3rd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Pro Ed
Pub. Date: 7/1/2000

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SummaryTable of Contents
With new and updated material incorporated into the effective format that established previous editions as leaders in the field, Handbook of Measurement and Evaluation in Rehabilitation, Third Edition, is a current and complete guide to comprehensive client assessment. This expert, state-of-the-art review of measurement principles and assessment strategies in rehabilitation serves as a solid foundation. Through its skillful balance of textual explanations and real-life instruments of practice, this book addresses basic principles of psychological measurement, reviews the major substantive areas of testing, and describes the primary applications in rehabilitation assessment -- all in a manner readers can really understand. Includes figures, graphs, tables, lists of principles and suggestions, capsule descriptions of tests and inventories, and examples of assessment strategies throughout the text all of which bring immediacy to study. An Instructor's Manual is available.
About the Editor and Contributorsix
Prefacexiii
PART I: FUNDAMENTALS OF MEASUREMENT1(76)
Scores and Norms
3(26)
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Brian F. Bolton
Jeffrey B. Brookings
Measurement and Testing
3(5)
Strategies and Issues in Score Interpretation
8(9)
General Guidelines for Test Usage
17(6)
Ethical Principles of Assessment
23(1)
Sources of Additional Information
24(1)
Conclusion
25(4)
Reliability
29(20)
Robert M. Thorndike
Generalizing from Test Scores
29(1)
Classical Test Theory
30(5)
Variation in Test Scores
35(7)
Factors Affecting Reliability Interpretation
42(3)
Reliability of Difference Scores
45(1)
Reliability of Computer Adaptive Tests
46(1)
Conclusion
47(2)
Validity
49(28)
Nancy E. Betz
David J. Weiss
Measurement in the Context of Science
49(4)
Types of Evidence for Validity
53(16)
Validity of Measurement and Practical Validity
69(4)
Conclusion
73(4)
PART II: REVIEWS OF INSTRUMENTS77(118)
Intelligence Testing
79(24)
James C. Kaufman
Alan S. Kaufman
Historical Perspectives
79(5)
Current Perspectives
84(12)
Conclusion
96(7)
Aptitude Testing
103(22)
Randall M. Parker
Definitions of Aptitude
104(1)
Brief History of Aptitude Testing
105(1)
Description and Evaluation of Selected Aptitude Tests
106(7)
Problems in Multiple Aptitude Assessment
113(8)
Conclusion
121(4)
Assessment of Personality
125(18)
Samuel E. Krug
Why Assess Personality?
126(1)
Validity and Utility of the Self-Report Method
127(1)
The Dimensionality and Structure of Normal-Range Personality
128(2)
Review of Major Resources
130(7)
The Role of the Computer in Personality Assessment
137(1)
Conclusion
138(5)
Assessment of Psychopathology
143(26)
Rodney L. Lowman
Linda M. Richardson
Assessing Psychopathology
144(2)
Issues in Assessing Psychopathology
146(1)
Specific Measures of Psychopathology
147(15)
Conclusion
162(7)
Vocational Inventories
169(26)
Nadya A. Fouad
Mei Tang
Uses of Vocational Interest and Attitude Inventories
169(5)
Criteria for Selecting Vocational Inventories
174(2)
Vocational Instruments
176(11)
Instruments versus Criteria
187(3)
Conclusion
190(5)
PART III: APPLICATIONS IN REHABILITATION195(276)
Assessment Interviewing
197(18)
Norman L. Berven
Types of Interviews Used in Assessment
197(4)
Psychometric Characteristics of Interviews as an Assessment Tool
201(4)
Interview Strategies and Techniques
205(5)
Computer-Administered Assessment Interviews
210(1)
Conclusion
210(5)
Assessment of Independence
215(18)
Nancy M. Crewe
ICIDH and ICIDH-2
215(2)
Purposes of Assessing Independence
217(1)
Assessing Physical Functioning and Independence
218(2)
Measures of Independence
220(10)
Conclusion
230(3)
Neuropsychological Assessment
233(22)
Ronald M. Ruff
James C. Schraa
Questions That Need To Be Answered
233(3)
Neurocognitive Assessment
236(10)
Benefits from the Process of Testing
246(2)
Recommendations
248(2)
Neuropsychological Consultation in Regard to Learning Disabilities
250(1)
Conclusion
251(4)
Assessing Work Behavior
255(26)
Jeanne B. Patterson
Functional, Behavioral, and Physical Capacities Assessments
257(6)
Transferable Skill Assessments/Job Matching
263(3)
Work Samples
266(8)
Situational Assessments, Job Tryouts, and On-the-Job Evaluations
274(2)
Conclusion
276(5)
The O*NET Occupational Information System
281(30)
Mary Ann Hanson
Leonard N. Matheson
Walter C. Borman
Occupational Information for the Rehabilitation Professional
281(1)
Purpose of the O*NET
282(1)
Development of the O*NET
283(15)
O*NET Applications and Implications for Rehabilitation Professionals
298(5)
Current Status of the O*NET Database
303(1)
Conclusion
304(7)
Measurement of Client Outcomes in Rehabilitation
311(28)
Richard T. Walls
Input-Intervention-Output Model
312(7)
Measuring Outcomes
319(7)
Outcomes Reported in Research
326(6)
Conclusion
332(7)
Assessment of Career Development and Maturity
339(26)
Paul W. Power
David B. Hershenson
Adult Career Development
340(3)
Career Development of People with Disabilities
343(6)
Career Maturity
349(4)
Disability and Career Maturity
353(6)
Conclusion
359(6)
Assessment of Individuals with Visual Impairments
365(20)
John T. Gallagher
William R. Wiener
Use of Tests with People Who Are Visually Impaired
366(1)
The Challenge of Developing Tests for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
366(2)
Considerations in the Assessment of Individuals Who Are Visually Impaired
368(3)
Adapting Tests for People Who Are Visually Impaired
371(1)
Tests for Use with Individuals Who Are Visually Impaired
372(9)
Conclusion
381(4)
Assessment of Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
385(14)
McCay Vernon
General Testing Principles
386(1)
Intelligence Testing
386(1)
Personality Testing
387(2)
Brain Injury Screening
389(2)
Educational Achievement Testing
391(1)
Communication Skills Appraisal
392(2)
Aptitude and Interest Testing
394(1)
Case History Data
394(1)
Clients Who Are Deaf and Blind
394(1)
Conclusion
395(4)
Assessment of Adults with Metnal Retardation
399(24)
Irla Lee Zimmerman
James M. Woo-Sam
The Concept of Metnal Retardation
399(4)
Assessing Mental Retardation
403(1)
Cognitive Functioning
404(1)
Comprehensive Measures of Intelligence
404(3)
Screening Tests
407(2)
Adaptive Behavior Instruments
409(2)
Personality and Personality Disorders
411(2)
Achievement Tests
413(2)
Interest Inventories
415(1)
Social and Prevocational Skills
416(1)
Dexterity Tests
416(1)
Work Samples
416(1)
Conclusion
417(6)
Assessment in Psychiatric Rehabilitation
423(26)
Kim L. MacDonald-Wilson
Patricia B. Nemec
William A. Anthony
Mikal R. Cohen
The Empirical Foundation for a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Assessment
424(1)
Components of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Assessment
425(2)
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Assessment Interview
427(4)
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Assessment Instruments
431(9)
Conclusion
440(9)
Multicultural Issues in Assessment
449(22)
Richard H. Dana
Cultural Competence
450(1)
Assessment Services in Rehabilitation
451(1)
Bias
452(2)
Corrections for Bias: An Assessment-Intervention Model
454(5)
Cultural Competence in Rehabilitation: Some Parameters
459(5)
Conclusion
464(7)
Index471

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