An introduction to psychological assessment in the South African context /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Publisher description |
Table of Contents:
- An overview of assessment: definition and scope
- Psychological assessment: a brief retrospective overview
- Basic concepts
- Developing a psychological measure
- Cross-cultural test adaptation and translation
- The practice of psychological assessment: controlling the use of measures, competing values, and ethical practice standards
- Administering psychological assessment measures
- Assessment of young children, physically disabled individuals, mentally challenged learners, and individuals with chronic conditions
- Assessment of cognitive functioning
- Measures of affective behaviour, adjustment, and well-being
- Personality assessment
- Career counselling assessment Computer-based and internet-delivered assessment
- The use of assessment measures in various applied contexts
- Interpreting and reporting assessment results
- Factors affecting assessment results
- What the future holds for psychological assessment.