Handbook of measurement and evaluation in rehabilitation
By: edited by Brian F. Bolton and Randall M. Parker.
Contributors: Bolton, Brian, 1939-; Parker, Randall M., 1940-
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Pro-Ed, Inc.
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Austin, Tex
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781416402589
Subjects: Rehabilitation counseling; Psychometrics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Fundamentals of measurement; title: Scores and norms / Brian F. Bolton, Randall M. Parker, and Jeffrey B. Brookings; title: Measurement and testing; title: Strategies and issues in score interpretation; title: General guidelines for test usage; title: Ethical principles of assessment; title: Sources of additional information; title: Conclusion; title: Reliability / Robert M. Thorndike and Tracy Thorndike-Christ; title: Generalizing from test scores; title: Classical test theory; title: Variation in test scores; title: Factors affecting reliability interpretation; title: Reliability of difference scores; title: Reliability of computer adaptive tests; title: Conclusion; title: Validity / Nancy E. Betz and David J. Weiss; title: Measurement in the context of science; title: Types of evidence for validity; title: Validity of measurement and practical validity; title: Conclusion; title: Reviews of instruments; title: Intelligence testing / Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, James C. Kaufman, and Alan S. Kaufman; title: Historical perspectives; title: Current perspectives; title: Conclusion; title: Aptitude testing / Randall M. Parker; title: Definitions of aptitude; title: Brief history of aptitude testing; title: Description and evaluation of selected aptitude tests; title: Problems in aptitude assessment; title: Conclusion; title: Assessment of personality / Samuel E. Krug; title: Why assess personality?; title: Validity and utility of the self-report method; title: The dimensionality and structure of normal-range personality; title: Review of major resources; title: The role of the computer in personality assessment; title: Conclusion; title: Assessment of psychopathology / Rodney L. Lowman and Linda M. Richardson; title: Assessing psychopathology; title: Issues in assessing psychopathology; title: Specific measures of psychopathology; title: Conclusion; title: Vocational inventories / Nadya A. Fouad, Melissa K. Smothers, Neeta Kantamneni, and Amy Guillen; title: Uses of vocational interest and attitude inventories; title: Criteria for selecting vocational inventories; title: Vocational instruments; title: Instruments versus criteria; title: Conclusion; title: Applications in rehabilitation; title: Assessment interviewing / Norman L. Berven; title: Types of interviews used in assessment; title: Psychometric characteristics of interviews as an assessment tool; title: Interview strategies and techniques; title: Computer-based assessment interviews; title: Conclusion; title: Assessment of independence / Nancy M. Crewe and Darlene A.G. Groomes; title: ICIDH and ICF; title: Purposes of assessing independence; title: Measures of independence; title: Conclusion; title: Neuropsychological assessment / Ronald M. Ruff and James C. Schraa; title: Questions that need to be answered; title: Neurocognitive assessment; title: Evaluation of effort, exaggeration, and malingering; title: Benefits from the process of testing; title: Recommendations; title: Neuropsychological consultation in regard to learning disabilities; title: Conclusion; title: Assessing work behavior / Jeanne B. Patterson; title: Functional, behavioral, and physical capacities assessments; title: Transferable skill assessments/job matching; title: Work samples; title: Situational assessments, job tryouts, and on-the-job evaluations; title: Conclusion; title: The O*NET occupational information system / Mary Ann Hanson, Leonard N. Matheson, and Walter C. Borman; title: Occupational information for the rehabilitation professional; title: Purpose of the O*NET; title: Development of the O*NET; title: O*NET applications and implications for rehabilitation professionals; title: Current status of the O*NET database; title: Conclusion; title: Measurement of consumer outcomes in rehabilitation / Richard T. Walls; title: Input-intervention-output model; title: Measuring outcomes; title: Outcomes reported in research; title: Conclusion; title: Assessment of career development and maturity / Terry Blackwell, Steven J. Leirer, and Douglas C. Strohmer; title: Career maturity and decision making; title: Assessment issues; title: Review of selected assessment instruments; title: Conclusion; title: Assessment of individuals with visual impairments / John T. Gallagher and William R. Wiener; title: Use of tests with people who are visually impaired; title: The challenge of developing tests for people who are blind or visually impaired; title: Considerations in the assessment of individuals who are visually impaired; title: Adapting tests for people who are visually impaired; title: Tests for use with individuals who are visually impaired; title: Conclusion; title: Assessment of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing / Shawn P. Saladin and McCay Vernon; title: Definitions of hearing loss; title: General issues in assessment; title: Assessments in rehabilitation settings; title: Psychiatric assessment and brain injury screening; title: Achievement testing; title: Aptitude and interest testing; title: Communication skills appraisal; title: Case history data; title: Assessments of persons who are deaf-blind; title: Conclusion; title: Assessment of adults with intellectual disabilities / Sandra E. Hansmann and Irla Lee Zimmerman; title: The concept of intellectual disabilities; title: Assessing intellectual disabilities; title: Conclusion; title: Assessment in psychiatric rehabilitation / Kim L. MacDonald-Wilson and Patricia B. Nemec; title: The empirical foundation for a psychiatric rehabilitation assessment; title: Components of psychiatric rehabilitation assessment; title: Psychiatric rehabilitation assessment interview; title: Psychiatric rehabilitation assessment instruments; title: Conclusion; title: Multicultural issues in assessment / Richard H. Dana; title: Chapter revision essentials; title: Cultural competence; title: Assessment services in rehabilitation; title: Bias; title: Correction for bias; title: Conclusion; title: List of contributors; title: About the editors; title: Subject index.