Testing Children 1st Edition by Phyllis Preston 9780889372962 0889372969

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ISBN 10: 0889372969
ISBN 13: 9780889372962 
Author: Phyllis Preston

Drawing upon 40 years experience in the field, Preston offers practitioners a holistic guide to the use of validated tests of mental development in young children. She begins by exploring the meaning of mental development and the concepts of mind and thought. She then discusses such practical issues as test administration, skilled observation, and report writing. She also identifies where and how the most common errors in the assessment process are likely to arise and helps readers to become more aware of the subjective elements of their own perceptual mechanisms. Annotation.

Testing Children 1st Table of contents:

1. The Challenge of Evaluation

• Making Sense of Information
• A Brief History of Mental Measurement
• What Test Scores Do Not Measure
• Points for Reflection

2. The Concept of Mind

• An Evolutionary View
• The Mental Legacy
• Soul, Mind, and Thought
• Body and Mind

3. The Psychological Route

• Issues in Communication
• Two Different Faces of Psychology
• Gateways to the Mental Domain
• Underlying Processes in the Mental Domain
• The Structure of Thinking (see also Appendix 1)

Section Two: A Guide to Psychometrics

4. About Numerical Values of Mental Ability

• The Meaning of Numbers
• Norm-Referenced Testing
• What Do We Need to Know?
• The Concept of Mental Age
• Understanding the Nature of Psychometric Tests
• More About the Process of Test Development
• IQ in Relation to the Normal Distribution Curve
• Some Important Points to Bear in Mind
• Why the Need for Precision?

5. About Individual Tests of Mental Development

• Introduction
• Test Content
• Structure
• Packaging

Section Three: Issues in Application

6. Common Errors During the Assessment Interview

• Introduction
• The Assessment Setting
• The Social Skills of Engagement
• Parental Preparation
• Test Administration
• Scoring
• The Care of Test Materials
• Some Practical Suggestions for Maintaining the Flow of the Test Session

7. The Task of Observation

• Introduction
• Issues in Observation
• How to Improve Observation Skills

8. How Skilled Observation Assists Evaluation

• Introduction
• The Area of Language
• The Area of Vision
• The Area of Touch

9. Facilitators and Promoters in the Developmental Process

• Introduction
• The Child with Emergent Skills
• The Child as a Whole
• The Quality of Parenting

10. Communicating Findings: How to Write a Report

• Introduction
• The Contents of the Report

11. Some Memorable Moments During Assessments

• Introduction
• Motherly Love
• Shaken and Stirred
• Finally Satisfied

Epilogue

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