Handbook of measurement and evaluation in rehabilitation /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bolton, Brian, 1939-, Parker, Randall M., 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin, Tex. : Pro-Ed, Inc., [2008]
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Fundamentals of measurement
  • Scores and norms / Brian F. Bolton, Randall M. Parker, and Jeffrey B. Brookings
  • Measurement and testing
  • Strategies and issues in score interpretation
  • General guidelines for test usage
  • Ethical principles of assessment
  • Sources of additional information
  • Conclusion
  • Reliability / Robert M. Thorndike and Tracy Thorndike-Christ
  • Generalizing from test scores
  • Classical test theory
  • Variation in test scores
  • Factors affecting reliability interpretation
  • Reliability of difference scores
  • Reliability of computer adaptive tests
  • Conclusion
  • Validity / Nancy E. Betz and David J. Weiss
  • Measurement in the context of science
  • Types of evidence for validity
  • Validity of measurement and practical validity
  • Conclusion
  • Reviews of instruments
  • Intelligence testing / Elizabeth O. Lichtenberger, James C. Kaufman, and Alan S. Kaufman
  • Historical perspectives
  • Current perspectives
  • Conclusion
  • Aptitude testing / Randall M. Parker
  • Definitions of aptitude
  • Brief history of aptitude testing
  • Description and evaluation of selected aptitude tests
  • Problems in aptitude assessment
  • Conclusion
  • Assessment of personality / Samuel E. Krug
  • Why assess personality?
  • Validity and utility of the self-report method
  • The dimensionality and structure of normal-range personality
  • Review of major resources
  • The role of the computer in personality assessment
  • Conclusion
  • Assessment of psychopathology / Rodney L. Lowman and Linda M. Richardson
  • Assessing psychopathology
  • Issues in assessing psychopathology
  • Specific measures of psychopathology
  • Conclusion
  • Vocational inventories / Nadya A. Fouad, Melissa K. Smothers, Neeta Kantamneni, and Amy Guillen
  • Uses of vocational interest and attitude inventories
  • Criteria for selecting vocational inventories
  • Vocational instruments
  • Instruments versus criteria
  • Conclusion
  • Applications in rehabilitation
  • Assessment interviewing / Norman L. Berven
  • Types of interviews used in assessment
  • Psychometric characteristics of interviews as an assessment tool
  • Interview strategies and techniques
  • Computer-based assessment interviews
  • Conclusion
  • Assessment of independence / Nancy M. Crewe and Darlene A.G. Groomes
  • ICIDH and ICF
  • Purposes of assessing independence
  • Measures of independence
  • Conclusion
  • Neuropsychological assessment / Ronald M. Ruff and James C. Schraa
  • Questions that need to be answered
  • Neurocognitive assessment
  • Evaluation of effort, exaggeration, and malingering
  • Benefits from the process of testing
  • Recommendations
  • Neuropsychological consultation in regard to learning disabilities
  • Conclusion
  • Assessing work behavior / Jeanne B. Patterson
  • Functional, behavioral, and physical capacities assessments
  • Transferable skill assessments/job matching
  • Work samples
  • Situational assessments, job tryouts, and on-the-job evaluations
  • Conclusion
  • The O*NET occupational information system / Mary Ann Hanson, Leonard N. Matheson, and Walter C. Borman
  • Occupational information for the rehabilitation professional
  • Purpose of the O*NET
  • Development of the O*NET
  • O*NET applications and implications for rehabilitation professionals
  • Current status of the O*NET database
  • Conclusion
  • Measurement of consumer outcomes in rehabilitation / Richard T. Walls
  • Input-intervention-output model
  • Measuring outcomes
  • Outcomes reported in research
  • Conclusion
  • Assessment of career development and maturity / Terry Blackwell, Steven J. Leirer, and Douglas C. Strohmer
  • Career maturity and decision making
  • Assessment issues
  • Review of selected assessment instruments
  • Conclusion
  • Assessment of individuals with visual impairments / John T. Gallagher and William R. Wiener
  • Use of tests with people who are visually impaired
  • The challenge of developing tests for people who are blind or visually impaired
  • Considerations in the assessment of individuals who are visually impaired
  • Adapting tests for people who are visually impaired
  • Tests for use with individuals who are visually impaired
  • Conclusion
  • Assessment of individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing / Shawn P. Saladin and McCay Vernon
  • Definitions of hearing loss
  • General issues in assessment
  • Assessments in rehabilitation settings
  • Psychiatric assessment and brain injury screening
  • Achievement testing
  • Aptitude and interest testing
  • Communication skills appraisal
  • Case history data
  • Assessments of persons who are deaf-blind
  • Conclusion
  • Assessment of adults with intellectual disabilities / Sandra E. Hansmann and Irla Lee Zimmerman
  • The concept of intellectual disabilities
  • Assessing intellectual disabilities
  • Conclusion
  • Assessment in psychiatric rehabilitation / Kim L. MacDonald-Wilson and Patricia B. Nemec
  • The empirical foundation for a psychiatric rehabilitation assessment
  • Components of psychiatric rehabilitation assessment
  • Psychiatric rehabilitation assessment interview
  • Psychiatric rehabilitation assessment instruments
  • Conclusion
  • Multicultural issues in assessment / Richard H. Dana
  • Chapter revision essentials
  • Cultural competence
  • Assessment services in rehabilitation
  • Bias
  • Correction for bias
  • Conclusion
  • List of contributors
  • About the editors
  • Subject index.